Croydon, Cambridgeshire
The village's name was spelled Crauudene in the 1086 Domesday Book – it is derived from the Old English crawe and denu, meaning 'valley of the crows'.Open fields surrounding Croydon village were enclosed for pasture around 1640, but from the late 18th century arable farming recommenced.It has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is west of Croydon village; a footpath known as the 'Clopton Way' runs past it.It was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, when 18 peasants were in residence and a Friday market was granted in 1292 to Robert Hoo, lord of Clopton.[5] The village stood on a prominent ridge and was terraced into the hillside – archaeological excavations have revealed the former locations of a central church, two sites with moats and a probable mill.It stands on a slope above the village street and has had problems with subsidence; it is constructed of brick and field stones in the Perpendicular style.
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