Cropton

Cropton Brewery in 2002

Cropton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the border of the North York Moors National Park, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Pickering. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 254.[1]

Cropton Brewery, a microbrewery, is located to the rear of the New Inn on the edge of the village. To the rear is the site of a Motte and Bailey Castle, known as the Round Hill.

Just outside the village is the site of a set of Roman practice marching camps at Cawthorne, excavated by Universities in recent years.

References

  1. ↑ "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Ryedale". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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Coordinates: 54°17′N 0°50′W / 54.283°N 0.833°W