Cropton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.299, -0.824 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 76 89 |
| Population: | 321 |
| Dialling code: | 01751 (Pickering) |
Cropton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, tucked on the southern fringe of the North York Moors National Park a few miles north of Pickering. It sits amid rolling moorland and mixed woodland, with the nearby Cropton Forest offering popular walking and mountain‑biking routes and a strong sense of remoteness and wildlife interest.
Historically an agricultural settlement, Cropton now combines farming, forestry and tourism; it is also home to a small independent concern, the Cropton Brewery. The village retains a tight‑knit community feel, with stone cottages, field boundaries and local events that reflect centuries of rural life in the North York Moors.
Postcode districts covering Cropton
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 24 miles
- Scarborough 17.1 miles
- Redcar 23.5 miles
- Guisborough 18.9 miles
- Northallerton 24.8 miles
- Ingleby Greenhow 15.1 miles
- Whitby 13.3 miles
- Haxby 22.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lastingham Parish 1.9 miles
- Wrelton Parish 2.3 miles
- Aislaby Parish 2.3 miles
- Stape Parish 2.6 miles
- Appleton-le-Moors Parish 2.6 miles
- Kirkbymoorside & Dales Ward 2.9 miles
- Sinnington Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Middleton Built-up area 3 miles
- Spaunton Parish 3.1 miles
- Hartoft Parish 3.1 miles
- Newton Parish 3.1 miles
- Levisham Parish 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Cropton
YO18 8HP, YO18 8HW, YO18 8HJ, YO18 8EP, YO18 8HD, YO18 8ES, YO18 8HH, YO18 8EU, YO18 8HL … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 28.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 45.2 miles
- Levisham Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Pickering Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Cropton Ad
- Cottage Lea's Country Hotel & Restaurant 2 miles
- The Black Swan Inn 4.2 miles
- The White Swan Inn 4 4.1 miles
- Best Western Forest & Vale Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- George & Dragon Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- White Horse Farm Inn 4.3 miles
- The Inn on the Moor Hotel 8.3 miles
- Mallyan Spout Hotel 3 7.7 miles
- The Pheasant Hotel 3 8.9 miles
- The New Inn 6 miles
Local points of interest
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 3.8 miles
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 4.3 miles
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 4.6 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 10.3 miles
- The Walled Garden Gardens 10.7 miles
- Danby Castle Archaeological site 10.7 miles
- Duncombe Park Estate 10.8 miles
- Duncombe Park Country house 10.9 miles
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 11.7 miles
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 12.5 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 12.7 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 12.9 miles