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 Crambeck was the home of the Castle Howard Reformatory School (1856-?1986).
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.
In June 2014 access to Crambeck was limited by a spillage of mashed potato on the nearby A64.
See also History of Yorkshire Crambeck Ware Listed buildings in Welburn-on-Derwent
References
External links
Crambeck Village Community Website