Cropwell Bishop
Village and civil parish
St Giles Church, Cropwell Bishop
Parish map
Cropwell Bishop Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	2.56 sq mi (6.6 km2)
Population	1,799 (2021)
• Density	703/sq mi (271/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 684356
• London	105 mi (169 km) SSE
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
UK Parliament	Rushcliffe
Website	cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 52°54′49″N 0°59′05″W / 52.9136°N 0.9848°W / 52.9136; -0.9848

Cropwell Bishop is a village and civil parish in the borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 1,853,^[1] this fell to 1,799 at the 2021 census.^[2] The village has one of a select six creameries that produce Stilton cheese.

Geography

It is 1.2 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 Grantham Canal runs along the edge of the village.

History

Composed of 12 households, Crophille was in Bingham Wapentake in 1086.^[3] In the 12th or 13th century, the wapentake became known as Bingham Hundred until the end of the 19th century.

The Cinema Museum in London holds film of a point-to-point held at the village on April 14, 1952. ^[4]