Cropwell Bishop

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Cropwell Bishop
Village and civil parish
St Giles Church, Cropwell Bishop, Notts. (geograph 3811953).jpg
St Giles Church, Cropwell Bishop
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Cropwell Bishop
Location within Nottinghamshire
Cropwell Bishop
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Area2.56 sq mi (6.6 km2)
Population1,799 (2021)
•  Density 703/sq mi (271/km2)
OS grid reference SK 684356
•  London 105 mi (169 km)  SSE
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG12
Dialling code 0115
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
UK Parliament
Website cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
52°54′49″N0°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] this fell to 1,799 at the 2021 census. [2] The village has one of a select six creameries that produce Stilton cheese.

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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. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Cropwell Bishop parish (E04007970)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Open Domesday Online: Cropwell (Bishop)
  4. ↑ Ref HM0374. "Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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