What is "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. At the 2001 census, the parish (including Aislaby) had a population of 254, increasing to 321(including Stape) at the 2011 Census.

Cropton Brewery, a microbrewery, is located to the rear of the New Inn on the edge of the village. To the rear is the site of a Motte and Bailey Castle, known as the Round Hill.

Just outside the village is the site of a set of Roman practice marching camps at Cawthorne, excavated by Universities in recent years.