Cropwell Bishop

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.[2] The village has one of a select six creameries that produce Stilton cheese.

Cropwell Bishop
Cropwell Bishop is located in Nottinghamshire
Cropwell Bishop
Cropwell Bishop
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population1,853 (2011)
Civil parish
  • Cropwell Bishop [1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG12
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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.[3] In the 12th or 13th century, the wapentake became known as Bingham Hundred until the end of the 19th century.

The Cinema Museum in London holds film of a point-to-point held at the village on April 14, 1952. [4]

See also

References
  1. "Cropwell Bishop Parish Council | Serving the parish of Cropwell Bishop".
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. Open Domesday Online: Cropwell (Bishop)
  4. Ref HM0374. "Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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