Croston
Croston | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | LEYLAND | |
Postcode district | PR26 | |
Dialling code | 01257/01772 | |
Police | Lancashire | |
Fire | Lancashire | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Croston is a village and
History
Croston was founded in the 7th century when
The parish of Croston was formerly far larger than it is today. It included
Croston is twinned with the
Landmarks
Croston used to have a large brick police station which has recently been refurbished. It was replaced by a smaller police station in the 1970s, which itself has now closed.
Transport
Croston railway station serves the village and is on the
Education
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is the secondary school based in the village. It has between 800 and 900 pupils from the ages of 11 to 16.[6]
The footballer
Croston Old School is now a community resource centre. The building is a Grade II listed building which originates from 1660 but was substantially rebuilt in 1827, when the work was funded by subscriptions. Date stones commemorating both the original build and the rebuild are evident in the first-floor wall. It is located within the churchyard,[7] in the centre of the village at the end of Church Street and next to the church building. Until 1999 the buildings were used as a school. Croston Old School Community Trust's grant from the National Lottery for £481,062 has funded the majority of a scheme to create a community resource centre for Croston.
The building provides:
- A Pop-up cafe on Weds and Thurs mornings
- A large community space with meeting rooms
- Is the home of the photographic archives of Croston
Religion
The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, and is a
A payment was made of farm rents amounting to £50,000 per year collected in fixed proportions by the Rectors of Croston, Hoole, Chorley,
See also
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b Farrer & Brownbill 1911, pp. 81–91.
- ^ Mayoh, Emma (9 January 2012). "Croston's success is down to the growing support of the local community". Lancashire Life. Archant Community Media. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross (1072549)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ CRL - Croston Community Rail Lancashire; Retrieved 22 November 2016
- ^ "Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy". Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "School in churchyard of Church of St Michael (1072547)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1163631)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Procter, B.A., Rector of Rufford, Rev. W. G. (1910). THE ANCIENT PARISH OF CROSTON : A HISTORICAL RETROSPECT. PART II (PDF). England: Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. pp. 35..38. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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Bibliography
- Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1911). A History of the County of Lancaster. Vol. 6. Victoria County History.
External links
- Croston Main Page
- Croston Village Festivities website Archived 11 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Croston Facebook Page
- Croston chorley.gov.uk.