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Occupations

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Croft (land) A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable, and usually, but not always, with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land, typically as a tenant farmer, especially in rural ar ...
, a small area of land, often with a crofter's dwelling *
Crofting Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th century townships, individual crofts were established on the bett ...
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Bleachfield A bleachfield or bleaching green was an open area used for spreading cloth on the ground to be purified and whitened by the action of the sunlight. Bleaching fields were usually found in and around mill towns in Great Britain and were an integra ...
, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, also called a croft


Locations


In the United Kingdom

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Croft, Cheshire Croft is a village and civil parish in Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, about four miles north of Warrington town centre. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,920. It is a semi-rural, residential district. Geography The village ...
, in the Borough of Warrington * Croft, Leicestershire *
Croft, Lincolnshire Croft is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately north-east from Wainfleet, and south-west from Skegness. Croft is listed in the 1086 '' Domesday Book'' ...
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Croft, Herefordshire Croft is a hamlet in north Herefordshire, England. With the village of Yarpole it is part of Croft and Yarpole civil parish, the population of which at the 2011 census was 552. Croft Castle Croft Castle is a country house in the village of ...
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Croft Castle Croft Castle is a country house in the village of Croft, Herefordshire, England. Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923. In 195 ...
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Croft-on-Tees Croft-on-Tees is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It has also been known as Croft Spa, and from which the former Croft Spa railway station took its name. It lies north-north west of