In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cropston like this:
CROPSTON, a township in Thurcaston parish, Leicestershire; 4¼ miles NNW of Leicester. Pop., 113. Houses, 27.
Cropston through time
Cropston is now part of Charnwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Charnwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cropston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cropston, in Charnwood and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10714
Date accessed: 13th October 2024
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