Cropwell Bishop

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. The village has one of a select six creameries that produce Stilton cheese.GeographyIt 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.HistoryComposed of 12 households, Crophille was in Bingham Wapentake in 1086. In the 12th or 13th century, the wapentake became known as Bingham Hundred until the end of the 19th century.CommunityCropwell Bishop Creamery produces select Stilton cheese on the junction of Field Lane and Nottingham Road. The village pubs are The Chequers on Church Street, The Wheatsheaf Inn on Nottingham Road and, towards the edge of the village, The Lime Kiln on the corner of Colston Road and Swab's Lane. The parish church is St. Giles. There is a Co-op on Church Street, along with a small local store and sub Post Office. There is also a family run butcher, a hairdressing salon, a sandwich and coffee shop and a beauty salon. It has a highly regarded primary school, Cropwell Bishop Primary School, which feeds into the nearby secondary school, Toothill Comprehensive.