Cropwell Bishop

Cropwell Bishop
Cropwell Bishop Cropwell Bishop shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	1,853 (2011)
District	Rushcliffe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG12
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rushcliffe
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 52°54′49″N 0°59′05″W / 52.9136°N 0.9848°W / 52.9136; -0.9848

Cropwell Bishop is a village and civil parish in the borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,853.^[1] The village has one of a select six creameries that produce Stilton cheese.

Geography

It is 1.2 miles to the east of the A46 in the NG12 postcode. The next village to the north is Cropwell Butler. Both villages form part of the Vale of Belvoir. The Grantham Canal runs along the edge of the village.

History

Composed of 12 households, Crophille was in Bingham Wapentake in 1086.^[2] In the 12th or 13th century, the wapentake became known as Bingham Hundred until the end of the 19th century.

Community

Cropwell Bishop Creamery^[3] produces select Stilton cheese on the junction of Field Lane and Nottingham Road. The village pubs are The Chequers on Church Street, The Wheatsheaf Inn on Nottingham Road and, towards the edge of the village, The Lime Kiln on the corner of Colston Road and Swab's Lane. The parish church is St. Giles. There is a Co-op on Church Street, along with a small local store and sub Post Office. There is also a family run butcher, a hairdressing salon, a sandwich and coffee shop and a beauty salon. It has a highly regarded primary school, Cropwell Bishop Primary School, which feeds into the nearby secondary school, Toothill Comprehensive.

In November 2009 the village Scout group (1st Cropwell Bishop) re-opened after an absence of 15 years.

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
↑ Open Domesday Online: Cropwell (Bishop)
↑ Cropwell Bishop Creamery

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Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire

Unitary authorities	Nottingham

Boroughs or districts	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Rushcliffe

Major settlements	Arnold Beeston Bingham Calverton Carlton Cotgrave Eastwood Harworth Hucknall Kimberley Kirkby-in-Ashfield Mansfield Newark Nottingham Ollerton Rainworth Retford Ruddington Stapleford Southwell Sutton-in-Ashfield West Bridgford Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire

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