Cropton
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, north-west of Pickering. The name of the village derives from Old English, which means a swelling, mound or hill with a farmstead, settlement or village. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 254, increasing to 321 at the 2011 Census.
The Great Yorkshire Brewery, a microbrewery, is located to the rear of the New Inn on the edge of the village. To the rear of the brewery is the site of a Motte-and-bailey castle, known as the Round Hill, which is scheduled ancient monument.
Just outside the village and to the north, is the site of a set of Roman practice marching camps at Cawthorne, excavated by Universities in recent years. These have also been registered as ancient monuments.Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Normanby with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,542.
