▁community ▁South ▁Cro xt on ▁ant ed ates ▁Dom es day ▁( where ▁it ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Cro ch estone ) ▁and ▁probably ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁Dan es . ▁It ▁appears ▁as ▁" S ud cro xt un " ▁in ▁the ▁Cor on er ’ s ▁Roll s ▁( count y ▁records ) ▁of ▁ 1 2 1 2 . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁man ors ▁known ▁as ▁Nether ▁End ▁and ▁Upper ▁End , ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁Qu en ib or ough ▁bro ok . ▁These ▁were ▁en closed ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁respectively . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁frame ▁kn itting ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁group ▁of ▁older ▁houses ▁down ▁School ▁Lane ▁once ▁formed ▁a ▁separate ▁ham let ▁called ▁West ▁Thor pe . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁South ▁Cro xt on ▁has ▁largely ▁changed ▁from ▁a ▁far ming ▁community ▁into ▁a ▁d orm itory ▁sub urb ▁for ▁Le ic ester . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁grant ▁was ▁obtained ▁to ▁clean ▁up ▁the ▁Qu en ib or ough ▁Brook ▁at ▁the ▁bridge ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁se ating ▁there ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁hill . ▁Half way ▁up ▁the ▁hill , ▁a ▁little ▁ob el isk ▁made ▁of ▁t iles ▁produced ▁by ▁local ▁children ▁was ▁placed ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e