Crofton may refer to:

People

Crofton (surname) Crofton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton (1751–1817), Irish peeress in her own right * C. S. F. Crofton (1873–1909), British philatelist and a member of the Indian Civil Service * Ei ...

Baron Crofton Baron Crofton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1797 (as Baroness Crofton) for Dame Anne Crofton. She was the widow of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet, of the Mote, who had represented Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons ...

, a title in the Peerage of Ireland *

Crofton baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Crofton, two in the Baronetage of Ireland and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 three creations are extant. The Crofton Baronetcy, of The Mote in County ...

, a title in the Baronetage on the United Kingdom *

Crofton family The Crofton Family is an Anglo-Irish noble family holding titles in the Peerage of Ireland and The Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Baron Crofton The Crofton family is divided into three main branches, all holding titles in their own right. ...

, Noble family

Places

In Canada: *

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 ...

, a town in the province of British Columbia, Canada *

Crofton House School Crofton House School, located in the neighbourhood of Kerrisdale in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a private university-preparatory school for girls that is tied for first place in the Fraser Institute's rankings of schools in British Co ...

In the United Kingdom: *

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 ...

, in Thursby Parish * Crofton Grange, a housing estate in

Blyth, Northumberland Blyth () is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of about 37,000, as of 2011. The port o ...

Crofton, London Crofton is a suburb of Orpington in southeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was within the historic county of Kent. It is about 13.6 miles (21.9 km) southeast of Charing Cr ...

, a neighbourhood in Orpington *

Crofton, Hampshire Crofton was a village in the area of Stubbington that was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. It was called 'Croftone' then. This is where many local facilities derive their name, such as Crofton Secondary School. The community centre, once ...

, an area of

Stubbington Stubbington is a village which is located between Southampton and Portsmouth, in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. It is within the borough of Fareham. History Both Stubbington and neighbouring Crofton were mentioned in ...

Crofton, West Yorkshire Crofton is a village in West Yorkshire, England, about south-east of Wakefield, some to the west of the town of Pontefract, and from the town of Featherstone. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,781. History Crofton ...

a village near Wakefield **

Crofton TMD Bombardier Services Site - Crofton is a traction maintenance depot located in Crofton, West Yorkshire, England. The depot is situated on the Wakefield Line and Pontefract Line at the eastern end of ''Crofton Junction'' and is located near the n ...

, a traction maintenance depot at Crofton, West Yorkshire *

Crofton Pumping Station Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water. The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. It contains ...

in the county of Wiltshire *

Crofton Locks Crofton Locks are a flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, near the village of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. The nine locks achieve a total rise/fall of 61 ft 0 in (18.5 m) and were built under the supervision of engineer John ...

in the county of Wiltshire * Crofton, Northumberland, a neighbourhood in

Crofton Park Crofton Park is a mainly residential suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is the original site of the former agricultural hamlet of Brockley. It is located south east of Charing Cross, and is south of Brockley and ...

, south east London In the United States: *

Crofton, Kentucky Crofton is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census. Crofton is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Crofton had its start wh ...

Crofton, Maryland Crofton is a census-designated place and planned community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located west of the state capital Annapolis, south of Baltimore, and east-northeast of Washington, D.C. The community was established i ...

Crofton, Nebraska Crofton is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 726 at the 2010 census. History Crofton was platted in 1892. The city was named after Crofton Court, England, the former estate of a railroad promoter. Gavins Point ...

Other uses

Crofton formula In mathematics, the Crofton formula, named after Morgan Crofton (1826–1915), is a classic result of integral geometry relating the length of a curve to the expected number of times a "random" line intersects it. Statement Suppose \gamma is a ...

* Crofton weed (''

Ageratina adenophora ''Ageratina adenophora'' (synonym ''Eupatorium adenophorum''), commonly known as Crofton weed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Mexico and Central America. Originally grown as an ornamental plant, it has become ...

''), a noxious weed, native to Mexico {{disambiguation, geo