In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cropton like this:
CROPTON, a township in Middleton parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Severn, 4½ miles NW by N of Pickering. Acres, 3, 810. Real property, £1, 993. Pop., 360. Houses, 83. Here are some ancient British earth-works, and traces of an ancient road.
Cropton through time
Cropton is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cropton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cropton, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12252
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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