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:
Beacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryJewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon churchMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardSite of Roman villaLeicester Castle and the Magazine GatewayThe 'Roman' bridge, BelgravePreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseMarket cross on south side of Market PlaceLeicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens'King William's' BridgeMercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyardKirby Muxloe CastlePackhorse bridgeMoated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield'King William's' BridgeMountsorrel motte and bailey castleBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermillMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterGreyfriars, Leicester.
