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Crambeck
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Crambeck
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE73686733
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Postcode district YO60
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54°05′48″N0°52′29″W / 54.09670°N 0.8748132°W / 54.09670; -0.8748132

Crambeck near Crambe and Malton in Yorkshire is near the River Derwent.

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History

Roman

Crambeck is famous in antiquity as having been the Roman ceramic kiln site that lends its name to the locally produced Crambeck Ware pottery. [1] Excavations in Crambeck were undertaken by Philip Corder in 1926–1927 with boys from Bootham School. [2]

Georgian

The nearby Crambeck Road Bridge on the A64 was built in 1785 by John Carr (architect). [3]

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Crambeck Village
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Crambeck Bridge

Victorian

Crambeck was the home of the Castle Howard Reform School (1856-?1986). [3]

The home, run by Humberside county council, consisted of 5 separate blocks of houses with dormitory rooms in each.

The houses were named,

1. House (Yellow)

2. House (Blue)

3. House (Green)

4. House (Brown)

And a 5th house that was a secure unit, attached to 4 house, with locked secured doors and 4 cells like they have in police stations.

Modern

A local history project recorded memories of life in the village in the 1930s and 1940s. [4]

In June 2014 access to Crambeck was limited by a spillage of mashed potato on the nearby A64. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Monaghan, G. 1997.Roman Pottery from York (Archaeology of York Series 16/8). York: York Archaeological Trust. pp903-906
  2. Corder, P. 1928. The Roman Pottery at Crambeck, Castle Howard (Roman Malton and District Report no.1). York: William Sessions
  3. 1 2 "Crambeck Village History". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. "Castle Howard Station - Personal Memories". 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. "Mashed potato spillage closes busy road after road smash". Mirror. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. "A64 closed after lorry spills load near Malton". North Yorkshire Police. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.