Cropwell Bishop

Cropwell Bishop
District	Rushcliffe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG12
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rushcliffe
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Cropwell Bishop is a village in the borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire.

It is two miles to the east of the A46 in the NG12 postcode. The next village to the north is Cropwell Butler. Both villages form part of the Vale of Belvoir.

The village has one of a select six creameries that produce Stilton cheese. The village pubs are The Chequers on Church Street, The Wheatsheaf Inn on Nottingham Road and, towards the edge of the village, The Lime Kiln on the corner of Colston Road and Swab's Lane. The parish church is St. Giles. There is a Co-op on Church Street, along with a small local store and sub Post Office. There is also a family run butcher, a hairdressing salon, a sandwich and coffee shop and a beauty salon. It has a highly regarded primary school, Cropwell Bishop Primary School, which feeds into the nearby secondary school, Toothill Comprehensive.

The Grantham Canal runs along the edge of the village.

In November 2009 the village Scout group (1st Cropwell Bishop) re-opened after an absence of 15 years.

External links

• Primary School
• Cropwell Bishop Stilton
• Parish church
• Scout Group

Coordinates: 52°54′N 0°59′W / 52.9°N 0.983°W / 52.9; -0.983