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Croft is a village and civil parish in Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, about four miles north of Warrington town centre. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,920. [ 1 ] It is a semi-rural, residential district.
Croft is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, north of the town of Warrington.It contains 13 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings.
Croft Hall is a historic building in Croft-on-Tees, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a manor house, probably in the 15th century, for Richard Clervaux. It was rebuilt in the late 16th century, for Christopher Chaytor, and in the early 18th century was remodelled in the classical style, for William Chaytor.
Chaytor baronets of Croft Hall (1671): see Sir William Chaytor, 1st Baronet (1639–1721) Chaytor baronets of Witton Castle and Croft (1831)
The road between Culcheth and Lowton crossed the village. To the west of the village the Liverpool and Manchester Railway had a junction with the Bolton and Leigh Railway where Kenyon Junction station was built. [5] The Great Central Railway's Manchester to Wigan line crossed the township. Kenyon was a centre for brickmaking. [2]
Croft Castle is a country house in the village of Croft, Herefordshire, England. Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923.
Croft is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north-east from Wainfleet, and 4 miles (6 km) south-west from Skegness. Croft is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book with 15 households, 120 acres (0.5 km 2) of meadow and a salthouse. [2]
The village comprises a mix of house types of various ages, factories and shops. The village has a primary school, parish church and public house. Croft Quarry occupies a site at the end of the older part of the village. Next to the quarry is the natural Croft Hill, standing 128m high rising up the Soar flood-plain.