Crambeck

Crambeck near Crambe and Malton in Yorkshire is near the River Derwent.

Crambeck
Crambeck village sign
Crambeck Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE73686733
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	York
Postcode district	YO60
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.09670°N 0.8748132°W / 54.09670; -0.8748132

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.^[1] Excavations in Crambeck were undertaken by Philip Corder in 1926–1927 with boys from Bootham School.^[2]

Georgian

The nearby Crambeck Road Bridge on the A64 was built in 1785 by John Carr (architect). ^[3]

Crambeck Village

Crambeck Bridge

Victorian

Crambeck was the home of the Castle Howard Reformatory School (1856-?1986).^[3]

The home, run by Humberside county council, consisted of 5 separate blocks of houses with dormitory rooms in each.

Modern

A local history project recorded memories of life in the village in the 1930s and 1940s.^[4]

In June 2014 access to Crambeck was limited by a spillage of mashed potato on the nearby A64.^[5][6]

See also

• History of Yorkshire
• Crambeck Ware