▁English ▁during ▁the ▁H undred ▁Years ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁Notre - D ame , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Comm unes ▁of ▁the ▁Seine - Mar itime ▁department ▁Seine - Mar itime ▁Norm andy ▁ ▁References ▁IN SEE ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Esc lav elles ▁on ▁the ▁Qu id ▁website ▁▁ ▁Category : Comm unes ▁of ▁Seine - Mar itime <0x0A> </s> ▁Cro da ▁International ▁pl c ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁special ity ▁chemical s ▁company ▁based ▁at ▁S na ith ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire . ▁It ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁George ▁William ▁Cro we ▁and ▁Henry ▁James ▁Da we ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁Cro we ▁bought ▁an ▁abandoned ▁water works ▁facility ▁at ▁Raw cl iffe ▁Bridge ▁for ▁£ 7 , ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁the ▁company ' s ▁first ▁bar rel s ▁of ▁lan olin , ▁a ▁natural ▁protect ive ▁fat ▁present ▁in ▁sheep ' s ▁w ool . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁named ▁Cro da ▁( a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁letters ▁of ▁his ▁surname ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁partner , ▁Da we ). ▁ ▁Cro we ▁and ▁Da we ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁process ▁to ▁extract ▁lan olin ▁from ▁sheep ’ s ▁w ool ▁for ▁various ▁indust ries , ▁including ▁uses ▁in ▁cos met ics , ▁as ▁a ▁water proof ing ▁agent , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁dress ing ▁for