Croft-on-Tees

Coordinates: 54°28′56″N 1°33′11″W / 54.4821°N 1.5531°W / 54.4821; -1.5531

Croft-on-Tees
Croft-on-Tees  Croft-on-Tees shown within North Yorkshire
Population	470
OS grid reference	NZ289097
District	Richmondshire
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARLINGTON
Postcode district	DL2
Dialling code	01325
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Richmond
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Croft-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 between North Yorkshire and County Durham. The exact point of transition is the fourth of the seven arches^{[citation needed]}.

Amenities

• The name Croft is well known to fans of motorsports for the nearby Croft Circuit, which is built on the former aerodrome called RAF Croft.

St Peter's Church

• St Peter's Church is an ancient 14th century style building^{[citation needed]}, situated on the banks of the Tees. Lewis Carroll's father was Rector of Croft church and Archdeacon of Richmond from 1843-1868^{[citation needed]}. Historians believe Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat in the book Alice in Wonderland was inspired by a carving in Croft church.

• Croft is the place were Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) wrote some of his books, it is also where his house is. Lewis was born on 27 January 1832.

• Near the Church is Croft Hotel, or "The Croft" as it has been renamed. It is a 20 room hotel with an adjoining 1920s themed restaurant called "Raffles".

• Croft was once served by Croft Spa railway station on the East Coast Main Line. The railway still passes near Croft, but the station has long since closed.

• Croft was once famous for its spa, first noticed in 1668, and as early as 1713 the sulphurous spring water had acquired such fame that it was sold in London as a cure for ailments and diseases.

• Croft has a second hotel, Clow Beck House privately owned and sited in among local farmland, only 100 yards from the river Tees.

External links

• Village website
• Croft Circuit