Crambeck

Crambeck

Crambeck village sign
Crambeck
 Crambeck shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE73686733
DistrictRyedale
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district YO60
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°05′48″N 0°52′29″W / 54.09670°N 0.8748132°W

Crambeck near Crambe and Malton in Yorkshire is near the River Derwent.

History

Roman

Crambeck is famous in antiquity as having been the Roman ceramic kiln site that lends its name to the locally produced Crambeck Ware pottery.[1] Excavations in Crambeck were undertaken by Philip Corder in 1926-1927 with boys from Bootham School.[2]

Georgian

The nearby Crambeck Road Bridge on the A64 was built in 1785 by John Carr (architect). [3]

Crambeck Village

Victorian

Crambeck was the home of the Castle Howard Reform School (1856-?1963).[3]

Modern

An local history project recorded memories of life in the village in the 1930s and 1940s[4] e In June 2014 access to Crambeck was limited by a spillage of mashed potato on the nearby A64.[5][6]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Monaghan, G. 1997.Roman Pottery from York (Archaeology of York Series 16/8). York: York Archaeological Trust. pp903-906
  2. ↑ Corder, P. 1928. The Roman Pottery at Crambeck, Castle Howard (Roman Malton and District Report no.1). York: William Sessions
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crambeck Village website "Crambeck Village History". Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  4. ↑ "Castle Howard Station - Personal Memories". 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  5. ↑ "Mashed potato spillage closes busy road after road smash". Mirror. 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  6. ↑ "A64 closed after lorry spills load near Malton". North Yorkshire Police. 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2015-02-04.

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