Crambeck
{{short description|Village in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Crambeck
| static_image = Engraved village name stone for Crambeck Village - geograph.org.uk - 201646.jpg
| static_image_caption = Crambeck village sign
| coordinates = {{coord|54.09670|-0.8748132|display=inline,title}}
| label_position = top
| population =
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton
| post_town = York
| postcode_district = YO60
| postcode_area = YO
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| os_grid_reference = SE73686733
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Crambeck near Crambe and Malton in Yorkshire is near the River Derwent.
History
=Roman=
Crambeck is famous in antiquity as having been the Roman ceramic kiln site that lends its name to the locally produced Crambeck Ware pottery.Monaghan, G. 1997.Roman Pottery from York (Archaeology of York Series 16/8). York: York Archaeological Trust. pp903-906 Excavations in Crambeck were undertaken by Philip Corder in 1926–1927 with boys from Bootham School.Corder, P. 1928. The Roman Pottery at Crambeck, Castle Howard (Roman Malton and District Report no.1). York: William Sessions
=Georgian=
The nearby Crambeck Road Bridge on the A64 was built in 1785 by John Carr (architect).
=Victorian=
=Modern=
A local history project recorded memories of life in the village in the 1930s and 1940s.{{cite web |url=http://www.castlehowardstation.com/normanwest.html |title=Castle Howard Station - Personal Memories |date=2009 |accessdate=4 February 2015}}
In June 2014 access to Crambeck was limited by a spillage of mashed potato on the nearby A64.{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/pictured-mashed-potato-spillage-closes-3743287 |title=Mashed potato spillage closes busy road after road smash |publisher=Mirror |date=22 June 2014 |accessdate=4 February 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/13812 |title=A64 closed after lorry spills load near Malton |publisher=North Yorkshire Police |date=22 June 2014 |accessdate=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204141917/http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/13812 |archivedate=4 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.crambeckvillage.com/ Crambeck Village Community Website]
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire
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