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Croft
Croft may refer to: Occupations * Croft (land), a small area of land, often with a crofter's dwelling * Crofting, small-scale food production * Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, also called a croft Locations In the United Kingdom *Croft, Cheshire, in the Borough of Warrington *Croft, Leicestershire * Croft, Lincolnshire * Croft, Herefordshire ** Croft Castle, Herefordshire *Croft-on-Tees, North Yorkshire * Croft (Aberdeenshire castle), a former keep in Scotland * The Croft, a listed house in Totteridge, Barnet * Croft Circuit, a motor racing circuit in northeast England In the United States * Croft, California, in El Dorado County * Croft, Kansas People * Croft (surname) * Crofts (surname) See also * Crofts End, Bristol * Crofton, Cumbria *Crofton, British Columbia *Ashcroft (other) *Undercroft An undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room, often brick-lined and vaulted, and used for storage in buildings since medieval times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft Castle
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. In 1957 it was bequeathed to the National Trust. The castle is a Grade I listed building, and the estate is separately listed as Grade II*. The adjacent Church of St Michael is listed Grade I. History A building has been on the site from c.1085 when the estate was established by the Croft family. and it has from this time been the home of the Croft family and Croft baronets. The Croft family were closely linked to their neighbours the Mortimers of Wigmore and Ludlow. The Battle of Mortimer's Cross took place on Croft land nearby in 1461. It was the home of Sir John de Croft who married Janet, one of Owain Glyndŵr's daughters. In the 15th century, the Croft family adopted the Welsh Wyvern crest, a wounded black dragon, seen as an allusion to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft Circuit
Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit. The circuit holds meetings of the British Touring Car Championship, British Rallycross and Pickup Truck Racing race series. History The first records of racing at Croft date back to the 1920s, but it was after the Second World War that Croft circuit became a significant motorsport venue. At the beginning of the Second World War an airfield named RAF Croft was built on the site now occupied by the circuit. RAF Croft also known as Croft Aerodrome, was mainly used as a bomber airfield. It was home to a number of different aircraft types including Wellington, Lancaster, Whitley, Stirling and Halifax bombers. There were a number of notorious accidents mainly involving returning bombers missing their runway. One bomber made it all the way back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft, Leicestershire
Croft is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, off the Fosse Way, straddling the River Soar. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,639. Geography The village is about southwest of Leicester, in the Blaby District of Leicestershire. The civil parish covers an area of and nearby places include Stoney Stanton, Broughton Astley, Huncote and Narborough. Arbor Road and Broughton Road run from the B4114 (Fosse Way) into the village and Huncote Road runs towards the village of Huncote which lies to the other side of Croft Hill. 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. Croft Hill stands 128m high rising up the Soar flood-plain, and stands out as an isolated landmark almost at the physical centre of England. The hill provides a number of habitats includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft (surname)
Croft is a surname; notable people with this surname include: *Chancy Croft (born 1937), American politician, father of Eric Croft *Chris Croft, American politician *David Croft (broadcaster), "Crofty", British TV commentator *David Croft (TV producer), British TV sitcom writer *Douglas Croft, American actor *Eric Croft (born 1964), American politician, son of Chancy Croft * George W. Croft (1846–1904), American politician, father of Theodore G. Croft *Henry Croft, Australian-Canadian businessman * Herbert Croft (other), several people *Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft *James Croft, Lord Deputy of Ireland in the sixteenth century *Jennifer Croft, American translator *Julia Croft, New Zealand performance artist *Mary Jane Croft, American actress * Paddy Croft, actress *Peta-Kaye Croft, Australian politician *Richard Croft (tenor), American operatic tenor *Steven Croft (bishop), Bishop of Oxford * Theodore G. Croft (1874–1920), American politician, son of George W. Crof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft-on-Tees
Croft-on-Tees is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It has also been known as Croft Spa, and from which the former Croft Spa railway station took its name. It lies north-north west of the county town of Northallerton. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Crofst''. It makes no mention of any lord of the manor prior to the Norman conquest, but names ''Enisant Musard'' as lord after 1086, granted to him by Count Alan of Brittany. The lands were subject to many years of dispute until the 13th century. In 1205, King John settled the issue by granting the lands to Roald the Constable of Richmond. His heirs inherited the title until 1299 when they were succeeded by Henry le Scrope of Bolton. Thereafter the lands were held under the Scropes by the Clervaux family. They held the manor until 1590 when the direct male line ceased, but Clervuax inheritance continued via marriage to the Chaytor family into the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton, British Columbia
Crofton is a small west coast town within the District of North Cowichan of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, east of BC Highway 1 about north of Victoria. Early settlers In the mid-1800s, several families obtained preemptions in the area, upon which they created homesteads, cut timber, and farmed. The 1873 incorporation of the District of North Cowichan included what would become Crofton. Smelter & village In 1900, Henry Croft purchased land at Osborne Bay for a smelter and townsite. The next year, the Northwestern Smelting and Refining Co. began construction. In 1902, the village was established, the smelter opened, and Croft extended the Lenora Mt. Sicker Railway from his copper mine to Crofton. Mining ceased in late 1902 when the company went into receivership. Having exhausted other ore supplies, the smelter closed in 1903. In 1906, the Britannia Mining & Smelting Company bought the smelter. A customs office existed between 1906 and 1909. Following plum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofting
Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th century townships, individual crofts were established on the better land, and a large area of poorer-quality hill ground was shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing of their livestock. Practice Crofting is a traditional social system in Scotland defined by small-scale food production. Crofting is characterised by its common working communities, or "townships". Individual crofts are typically established on of in-bye for better quality forage, arable and vegetable production. Each township manages poorer-quality hill ground as common grazing for cattle and sheep. Land use in the crofting counties is constrained by climate, soils, and topography. Since the late 20th century, the government has classified virtually all of the agricultural land in the Highlands and Islands as Severely Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton, Cumbria
Crofton is an area of Thursby, Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It is west-southwest of Carlisle. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 105. Historically a part of Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ..., Crofton was one of three small townships in the centre of the former Parish of Thursby. It was originally called ''Croft-town'', derived from the word Croft (land), Croft, as the town standing upon the Crofts Notable landmarks were Crofton Place, the seat of Sir Wastel Brisco baronets, Brisco, Bart. It also became a surname to John Crofton. Although Crofton Hall was demolished in about 1955–1956, some of the estate buildings remain, and the gateway and pond are notable remnants. The Briscos of Crofton Hastings was the home of some of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofts (surname)
Crofts is a surname of English origin. The name refers to: * Andrew Crofts (b. 1953), English writer * Andrew Crofts (b. 1984), Welsh professional football player *Carole Crofts (b. 1959), British diplomat *Daniel Webster Crofts (1828–1852), American lawyer and Mason; founder of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity *Dash Crofts (b. 1940), American musician; half of the 1970s singing duo Seals and Crofts *Ernest Crofts (1847–1911), English painter *Freeman Wills Crofts (1879–1957), Irish-English mystery author *Hayley Crofts (b. 1988), New Zealand netball player * Lewis Crofts (b. 1977), English journalist and author *Marion Crofts (1966–1981), murder victim * Stella Rebecca Crofts (1898–1964), English artist *Thomas Crofts (1722–1781), English Anglican priest, bibliophile, and Fellow of the Royal Society * William Carr Crofts (1846–1894), English lawyer and entrepreneur *William Crofts, 1st Baron Crofts William Crofts, 1st Baron Crofts (c.1611–1677) was an English baro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft (land)
A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable, and usually, but not always, with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land, typically as a tenant farmer, especially in rural areas. Etymology The word ''croft'' is West Germanic in etymology and is now most familiar in Scotland, most crofts being in the Highlands and Islands area. Elsewhere the expression is generally archaic. In Scottish Gaelic, it is rendered (, plural ). Legislation in Scotland The Scottish croft is a small agricultural landholding of a type that has been subject to special legislation applying to the Scottish Highlands since 1886. The legislation was largely a response to the complaints and demands of tenant families who were victims of the Highland Clearances. The modern crofters or tenants appear very little in evidence before the beginning of the 18th century. They were tenants at will underneath the tacksman and wadsetters, but practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft, Cheshire
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. It is a semi-rural, residential district. Geography The village is on the northern edge of the borough of Warrington, north of the interchange of the M6 and M62 motorways, known as the Croft Interchange. It is close to the border with Merseyside and Greater Manchester, and historically was in Lancashire. It borders Culcheth to the east, Lowton to the north, Winwick to the west and Risley to the south. Croft was struck by an F1/T3 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. The tornado later moved over Warrington town centre. Community There are two churches, two primary schools, and a large playing field with children's play equipment area on the village green. Other facilities include a youth centre, horse riding, a golf range, and a bowli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Croft
The Croft is a large detached house on Totteridge Green in Totteridge, Barnet. It has been Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England since November 1974. The house was designed by the English architect T.E. Collcutt as his personal residence. It was subsequently profiled in an 1899 issue of ''The Builder''. The formal gardens of The Croft originally contained a sculpture of Triton by Henry Pegram. Collcutt also built another Grade II listed house on Totteridge Green, Fairspeir, and The Lynch House on Totteridge Common. Bridget Cherry, writing in the 1998 ''London: North'' edition of the Pevsner Architectural Guides, described The Croft as 'very picturesque' and 'a more relaxed version' of Richard Norman Shaw's 'Old English style'. The interior was described as having 'pretty plasterwork' and tiles by William De Morgan. The 1977 edition of the Pevsner guides had described the Croft's design as "three ranges and a court, roughcast, with Tudor windows" likening it t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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