▁month . ▁A ▁programme ▁of ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁hall ▁begun ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁continues . ▁The ▁Golden ▁Fle e ce ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁a ▁pub / r estaur ant . ▁The ▁village ▁also ▁has ▁r iding ▁st ables ▁in ▁Three ▁Turn s ▁Lane , ▁a ▁Women ' s ▁Institute ▁that ▁meets ▁month ly , ▁and ▁a ▁Wed nes day ▁L un che on ▁Club ▁meeting ▁every ▁other ▁month . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁served ▁on ▁Monday ▁to ▁Saturday ▁by ▁the ▁day time ▁bus ▁service ▁No . ▁ 1 0 0 ▁between ▁Le ic ester ▁and ▁Mel ton ▁M ow b ray . ▁The ▁nearest ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁at ▁Le ic ester ▁( 8   km ). ▁The ▁local ▁school ▁closed ▁about ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁nearest ▁primary ▁school ▁today ▁is ▁at ▁G add es by ▁( 2 . 5 ▁miles / 4 ▁km ). ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁sh ops ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁playing ▁field ▁with ▁a ▁slide ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁football ▁goal . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁The ▁recorded ▁population ▁of ▁South ▁Cro xt on ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁centuries ▁varied ▁between ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ 3 2 4 ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁low ▁of ▁ 1 5 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁ 2 3 4 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census ▁and ▁ 2 6 1