Cropston
Cropston is a veelage athin the ceevil parish o Thurcaston & Cropston,[1] pairt o the Charnwood Borough o Leicestershire, Ingland. It is on the edge o Charnwood Forest, an lees close tae Bradgate Park. The veelage itself is sma, wi the aulder properties close tae the crossroads o Reservoir an Station Roads. Near the crossroads thare are twa pubs, The Bradgate Arms an The Badger's Sett (umwhile The Reservoir Inn), a post office an a garage. Thare are a nummer o cottages datin back tae the 16t century. Cropston Reservoir lees atween the veelage an Bradgate Park. The Victorian pumpin station next tae the reservoir haes nou been replacit wi a mair modren facility, but the oreeginal ingineerin can still be seen at the Severn Trent Visitor Centre, which haes an eddication centre for childer an aw.[2] Cropston Cricket Club haud regular fixtures at thair Waterfield Road cricket field.[3]
| Cropston | |
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 Cropston | |
  Cropston Location within Leicestershire | |
| Ceevil pairish |
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| Destrict | |
| Shire coonty | |
| Region | |
| Kintra | Ingland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | CROPSTON |
| Postcode destrict | LE7 |
| Diallin code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Pairlament | East Midlands |
The Rothley Brook flows atween Cropston an Thurcaston, an ither nearbi veelages include Rothley, Anstey, Swithland an Newtown Linford.
References
eedit- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 30 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 24 Juin 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 7 Februar 2012. Retrieved 24 Juin 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ http://cropston.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Cropston. |
- Cropston at Leicestershirevillages.com Archived 2012-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Cooncil Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine