 In the 12th or 13th century, the wapentake became known as Bingham Hundred until the end of the 19th century.Cropwell Bishop Creamery produces select Stilton cheese on the junction of Field Lane and Nottingham Road.The village pubs are The Chequers on Church Street, The Wheatsheaf Inn on Nottingham Road and, towards the edge of the village, The Lime Kiln on the corner of Colston Road and Swab's Lane.