Cropston
Cropston
Cropston in Leicestershire is located on the edge of the Charmwood Forest and is home to a number of small businesses. The village has a population of just over 1,000 people and is situated close to the city of Leicester.
Cropston is home to a number of small businesses, including a bakery, a butcher, a grocery store, and a hair salon. There are also several pubs in the village, which are popular with locals and visitors alike. The village is situated close to the city of Leicester, which makes it an ideal location for those who want to live in a rural setting but still have access to all the amenities of a larger city.
Created: 16 October 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Cropston
Local History around Cropston
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HousePreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysMoated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield'King William's' BridgeMercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyardMarket cross on south side of Market PlacePackhorse bridgeThe 'Roman' bridge, BelgraveSite of Roman villaKirby Muxloe CastleLeicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardensBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermillBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryGreyfriars, LeicesterMountsorrel motte and bailey castleChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonJewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon churchLeicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway'King William's' BridgeMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at Groby.
