Cropton

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Cropton
The old school at Cropton
The old school at Cropton
Coordinates 54 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 50 ′  W
Cropton (England)
Cropton
Cropton
Residents 321 (as of 2011)
administration
Part of the country England
Shire county North Yorkshire
District Ryedale
Civil Parish Cropton
Website: cropton.org.uk

Cropton is a community ( civil parish ) in District Ryedale the county of North Yorkshire in England . The place is located on the edge of the North York Moors National Park about three kilometers from the small town of Pickering . According to the 2011 census, Cropton has 321 inhabitants. A village on the site of today's Cropton has been handed down before the Anglo-Saxon period . The place has always been characterized by agriculture and even today many residents still live from this economic sector. In the meantime, however, tourism has become the most important branch of the economy. Probably the most important resident was the whaler William Scoresby Senior , who lived in Cropton until he was nineteen.

history

Even if there was evidence of settlement in the area before the Anglo-Saxon period, the name Cropton is probably of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "hill top settlement". The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 . At that time it comprised about 121 hectares of land with a value of 20 shillings and was under the rule of Gospatric , the Earl of Northumbria . A moth has been documented since the 11th century . The first church was built in the 14th century, which was later replaced by the still existing St.Gregory's Church , rebuilt in 1844 . The most important branch of the economy was agriculture, along with transport, forestry, milling and quarrying. During the Second World War, the population swelled significantly due to evacuations, and in 1949 the village was electrified. Nowadays the main source of income is tourism. Since real estate prices are high and transport links are relatively poor, younger people are more likely to look for work in other cities, which leads to a relatively high average age.

Population development

The following table shows the population development from 1881 to 2011.

year 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001 2011
Residents 353 322 325 338 313 352 296 277 254 321

Demographics

In 2011, Cropton had a total of 321 inhabitants in 143 households, of which 163 were male and 158 were female. In relation to the 2001 census, the population grew by a total of 67 people (2001: 254 inhabitants). Almost all residents are from the United Kingdom, with only seven people born in any other country. Around 65 percent of the population professed Christianity, the rest stated that they did not belong to any religious community (21 percent) or gave no information about religion (14 percent). At 44 percent over the age of sixty, the proportion of older people was significantly higher than the UK average.

administration

Cropton is part of the District of Ryedale . It is administered by a Parish Council with five members.

Attractions

  • The Cropton Brewery was founded in 1984 and brews various types of ale, some of which have already won awards .
  • Of Cropton's Motte & Bailey Castle there are few visible remains.
  • St Gregorys Church was rebuilt in 1844 but is originally from the 18th century.

  • Brewery.

  • St Gregory's Church.

  • Remains of the medieval moth.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Cropton Paris Council: About Cropton. Retrieved November 14, 2013 .
  2. ^ A Short History Of Cropton. Go Cropton, 2013, accessed 23 August 2013 .
  3. ↑ World War Two in Cropton. Go Cropton, 2013, accessed 23 August 2013 .
  4. ↑ Cropton CP / Tn through time, population Statistics, Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, accessed May 24, 2014 .
  5. ↑ a b Neighborhood Statistics. April 28, 2004, accessed May 24, 2014 .
  6. ↑ a b 2011 census. March 27, 2011, accessed on May 24, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Cropton Parish Council. Retrieved December 4, 2013 .
  8. ^ Website of the Cropton Brewery. Retrieved December 4, 2013 .