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:
Greyfriars, LeicesterMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseLeicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardensThe 'Roman' bridge, BelgraveMoated site at New Parks, Leicester'King William's' BridgeBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermillPackhorse bridgeMarket cross on south side of Market PlacePreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonLeicester Castle and the Magazine GatewaySite of Roman villaMercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyardJewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon churchKirby Muxloe CastleMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardMountsorrel motte and bailey castleMoated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundary'King William's' Bridge.
