Cropston
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 Cropston | |
  Cropston Location within Leicestershire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode district | LE7 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Cropston is a village within the civil parish of Thurcaston & Cropston, [1] part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. It is on the edge of Charnwood Forest, and lies close to Bradgate Park.
The village itself is small, with the older properties close to the crossroads of Reservoir and Station Roads. Near the crossroads there are two pubs, The Bradgate Arms and The Badger's Sett (formerly The Reservoir Inn), and a garage. There are a number of cottages dating back to the 16th century. Cropston Reservoir lies between the village and Bradgate Park. The Victorian pumping station next to the reservoir has now been replaced with a more modern facility.
Cropston Cricket Club hold regular fixtures at their Waterfield Road cricket field.[2]
The Rothley Brook flows between Cropston and Thurcaston, and other nearby villages include Rothley, Anstey, Swithland and Newtown Linford.
References
- ^ http://thurcastonandcropston.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
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External links
- Cropston at Leicestershirevillages.com
- Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council
- Cropston Pumping Station image at ViewFinder[permanent dead link]
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