Croy may refer to:
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Croy, Highland
Croy (Gaelic: ''Crothaigh'') is a village between Inverness and Nairn, in the Highland council area in Scotland. The village looks over the Moray Firth and is located a few miles from Inverness Airport. The estimated population of the village is ...
, Scotland
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Croy Hill, The Roman fort on the Antonine Wall, Scotland
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Croy, North Lanarkshire
Croy is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated south of Kilsyth and north of Cumbernauld, some 13 miles (21 km) from Glasgow and 37 miles (60 km) from Edinburgh on the main railway line be ...
, Scotland
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Croy Line
The Croy Line is a suburban railway route linking Glasgow Queen Street and Croy in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.
Following completion of the project to reopen the line to Alloa to passenger se ...
, a railway line linking Glasgow and Croy, North Lanarkshire
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Croy railway station, North Lanarkshire
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Croy, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Croy, Switzerland
Croy is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Croy is first mentioned in 1498 as ''Croy''.
Geography
Croy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.3% is used for agricultural purpos ...
, a municipality in the Canton of Vaud
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Croy Castle
The castle Croy is a castle in the Dutch province North Brabant, near the village Aarle-Rixtel which is part of the municipality of Laarbeek. From 1642 until 1968 Croy belonged to the municipality Stiphout (currently part of the municipality ...
in the municipality Laarbeek, the Netherlands
; People
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House of Croÿ
The House of Croÿ () is a family of European mediatized nobility, which held a seat in the Imperial Diet from 1486, and was elevated to the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1594. In 1533 they became Dukes of Arschot (in Belgium) and ...
, an important old family from Belgium
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Anne Croy
Barbara Anne Croy (née McLeish) is a Canadian reproductive immunologist and professor emerita in Biomedical and Molecular Sciences at Queen's University. From 2004 until 2016, Croy was a Canada Research Chair in Reproduction, Development and S ...
, Canadian reproductive immunologist
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Homer Croy
Homer Croy (March 11, 1883 – May 24, 1965), was an American author and occasional screenwriter who wrote fiction and non-fiction books about life in the Midwestern United States. He also wrote several popular biographies, including books on ou ...
(1883–1965), American author and screenwriter
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John Croy
John Croy (23 February 1925 – September 1979) was a Scottish professional association football, footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town F.C., Northampton Town as a centre half.
References
1925 births
1979 dea ...
(1925–1979), Scottish footballer
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Jürgen Croy
Jürgen Croy (born 19 October 1946) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 86 appearances for the German Democratic Republic national team.
Club career
Born in Zwickau, Germany, Croy spent his entire footballing career at ...
(born 1946), former football goalkeeper for East Germany
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Martyn Croy (born 1974), New Zealand former cricketer
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Ricardo Croy
Ricardo Croy (born 7 December 1986) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is fly-half.
Career
Youth
Croy represented at the 2004 Under-18 Craven Week tournament. This led to his inclusion i ...
(born 1986), South African rugby union player
See also
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Gordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy
Gordon Thomas Calthrop Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy, (8 June 1921 – 26 April 2005) was a British Conservative politician and diplomat.
Biography
Early life and career
Campbell was born in Quetta, British India (now in Pakistan), ...
(1921–2005), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.
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LeCroy Corporation, an American manufacturer of oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers and other test equipment
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Matthew LeCroy
Matthew Hanks LeCroy (born December 13, 1975) is an American former professional baseball catcher, first baseman, and designated hitter and current manager for the Rochester Red Wings. During his time in Major League Baseball (MLB), LeCroy had th ...
(born 1975), American former MLB player
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