Croglin

{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = Croglin - geograph.org.uk - 252263.jpg

| static_image_caption = Croglin

| coordinates = {{coord|54.817|-2.665|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Croglin

| type = Village

| population =

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| civil_parish = Ainstable

| unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

| post_town = CARLISLE

| postcode_district = CA4

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01768

| os_grid_reference = NY572471

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Eden

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former Eden District

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Croglin is the name of a village, former civil parish, beck (stream), and grange now in the parish of Ainstable, in the Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England.

Croglin is a quiet picturesque fellside village between the Pennines and the River Eden, about {{convert|14|mi}} south-east of Carlisle. The surrounding land is used for agriculture, mainly sheep. A small river, Croglin Water, flows through the valley down into the River Eden. In 1931 the parish had a population of 198.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10118566/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Croglin AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=30 December 2021}}

A village has existed in this location for a long time and may originally have been two separate hamlets. There has been a church on the current site since the Norman period, but the present building, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was erected in 1878 to a design by J. Hewison of Edinburgh. There is a post office, which opens two mornings a week, and a pub, the Robin Hood.

Because of its proximity to the Scottish borders, the village was often raided by the Border Reivers in the 15th century. The lower two stories of a pele tower still survive, incorporated into the house formerly known as Croglin Vicarage, now The Old Pele, a testament to that need for defence.{{citation |title=The Old Pele |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-73434-the-old-pele-and-rectory-farmhouse-and-ba |publisher=British Listed Buildings Online |access-date=2 June 2011}}

A toy manufacturer, Croglin Toys, was set up in the village in 1980, but now operates from nearby Lazonby.{{citation |title=Children give Eden firm their "most playable toys in Britain" vote |newspaper=Cumberland & Westmorland Herald |date=14 December 2007 |url=http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/children-give-eden-firm-their-%26%238220%3bmost-playable-toys-in-britain%26%238221%3b-vote-20071214301094.htm |access-date=7 December 2009 }}{{dead link|date=January 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} A small dairy in the area, Thornby Moor Dairy, founded in 1979, has developed a type of cheese made from ewe's milk, known as Croglin Cheese.{{citation |title=Thornby Moor Dairy |url=http://uktv.co.uk/food/outlet/aid/618283 |publisher=UKTV |access-date=7 December 2009}}