Cropston History
This is the history page for your village. It is available for the community to add historical information/photos of the village. If you would be interested in providing some content for these pages we’d be delighted to hear from you so please contact us on admin@leicestershirevillages.com or complete the online form below.
Useful Information
- Oral History
This page contains a guide for recording memories of people from the village. We don't yet have any recordings for Cropston.
- Family History
This page provides resources for people researching their family tree in the village and includes a useful guide specially created by the Record Office.
- 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Some guidance developed by the Record Office for working with historical documents dating back to the period of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1752.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 Forum
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.
- View all History Projects
See what potential there is for your village by viewing some of the projects that are running across the county.
- The Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland