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Croft
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Croft may refer to:
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Locations in the United States:
For people named Croft, see Croft (surname)
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Other uses:
- CroftCroft (land)A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land, typically as a tenant farmer.- Etymology :...
, an area of land with a crofter's dwelling, used for croftingCroftingCrofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man....
(small-scale food production). - BleachfieldBleachfieldA bleachfield or croft was an open area of land used for spreading cloth and fabrics on the ground to be bleached by the action of the sun and water...
, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, sometimes called crofts.
Locations in the United Kingdom:
- Croft, CheshireCroft, CheshireCroft is a village and civil parish in Warrington, Cheshire, England, about five miles north of Warrington town centre. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,920. It is a rural, residential district....
, in the Borough of Warrington - Croft, LeicestershireCroft, LeicestershireCroft is a village of 700 homes in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England, off the old Fosse Way and straddling the River Soar. Nearby places include Stoney Stanton, Broughton Astley, Huncote and Narborough...
- Croft, LincolnshireCroft, LincolnshireCroft is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village lies about north east from Wainfleet, and west of Skegness....
- Croft, Pembrokeshire
- Croft, Herefordshire
- Croft CastleCroft CastleCroft Castle is a manor house and associated buildings near the village of Yarpole in Herefordshire, England some to the north-west of Leominster .-11th century origin:...
, Herefordshire - Croft-on-TeesCroft-on-TeesCroft-on-Tees is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. South of Darlington, it stands on the opposite side of the River Tees from Hurworth-on-Tees and is situated on the A167. The bridge over the Tees between Croft and Hurworth marks the boundary...
, North Yorkshire - Crofton town, originally called "Croft-town, the town standing upon the Crofts
Locations in the United States:
- Croft, CaliforniaCroft, CaliforniaCroft is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located south of Caldor, at an elevation of 4518 feet ....
For people named Croft, see Croft (surname)
Croft (surname)
Croft is a surname, and may refer to*Annabel Croft, British tennis player*Chancy Croft , American politician*Colin Croft, Guyanese cricketer*Darren Croft, Australian ice hockey player*David Croft , British TV sitcom writer...
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Other uses:
- Croft CircuitCroft CircuitCroft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit...
, a motor racing circuit in northeast England located Darlington
See also
- Crofts End, Bristol
- Crofton, CumbriaCrofton, CumbriaCrofton is a village within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It is west-southwest of Carlisle.Historically a part of Cumberland, 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...
- Crofton, British ColumbiaCrofton, British ColumbiaCrofton, British Columbia, Canada, is a small coastal town that is part of the District of North Cowichan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The population is estimated at 2,500 people...
- AshcroftAshcroftAshcroft is a surname.Ashcroft may also refer to:*Ashcroft, Gloucestershire, England, which is the namesake of:**Ashcroft, British Columbia, a village in Canada*Ashcroft, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia...