Croft Village History
The village of Croft has a varied and interesting history. There is an active Heritage Group in the village gathering that history in written, oral and picture forms. Croft Heritage Group has published a Guided Walk leaflet available in the Post Office and other businesses in the village. We are bringing out a series of articles under the heading "A History of Croft" below.
If you'd like to get involved, or submit comments, information or photos, please use the links on the Croft Home page. Or you can contribute to the Discussion Forums, linked below. You can contact the Heritage Group via croftlv@gmail.com
Heritage Group - events & meetings
To get the latest programme of meetings please email croftlv@gmail.com
Heritage Group Projects include:
- The group are currently gathering and collating original build dates for the houses in Croft.
- A programme of recording oral history of the village is in progress. Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute. croftlv@gmail.com
- A project was recently completed to present a display on our village history in the old red telephone kiosk near the pub (the kiosk is now in the care of the Parish Council).
Discussion Forums
If you would like to ask a question or contribute to a Discussion Forum relating to Croft click here. Many of the existing forums relate to the history of the village, often people researching family history.
Series : A History of Croft
- Chapter 1 : Beginnings (PDF, 400 Kb)
What we know of the earliest beginnings of Croft.
Copyright 2010 (c) Croft Heritage Group. Picture from gallery. - Chapter 2 : Middle Ages (PDF, 105 Kb)
History of Croft in the Middle ages.
Copyright 2010 (c) Croft Heritage Group. - Chapter 3 : Early Modern Period (PDF, 195 Kb)
History of Croft in Early Modern Period.
Copyright 2010 (c) Croft Heritage Group. - Chapter 4: Enclosures and Quarrying (PDF, 190 Kb)
Developments in village life in the 18th & 19th centuries.
Copyright 2011 (c) Croft Heritage Group. - Croft Free Church (PDF, 8.6 Mb)
History of Croft Free Church 1982
Copyright Croft Heritage Group 2012 - History of The Heathcote Arms (PDF, 563 Kb)
Resources and help
- Some links on Croft History
Links to articles on some interesting points in the history of Croft parish, village, hill, quarry & pre-history.
- Listed Buildings & Conservation Area
- Oral History
This page contains some recorded memories of people from the village of Croft.
- Family History
This page provides resources for people researching their family tree in the village and includes a useful guide, created by the Record Office, including a lit of records available for Croft.
Useful Information
- Dating Old Documents
Some guidance developed by the Record Office for working with historical documents dating back to the period of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1752.
- Local and Family History Discussion
This special forum is monitored by the Record Office. You can browse all previous questions but if you submit a history query you will receive a response from a member of the Record Office staff within 3 working days.
- House History
A guide created by the Record Office to help people discover the history of their building
- The Record Office for Leicester,Leicestershire and Rutland
