{{short description|Village in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use British English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = Crambeck | static_image = Engraved village name stone for Crambeck Village - geograph.org.uk - 201646.jpg | static_image_caption = Crambeck village sign | coordinates = {{coord|54.09670|-0.8748132|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | population = | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton | post_town = York | postcode_district = YO60 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE73686733 | london_distance_mi = | london_direction = }} '''Crambeck''' near Crambe and Malton in Yorkshire is near the River Derwent.
==History==
===Roman=== Crambeck is famous in antiquity as having been the Roman ceramic kiln site that lends its name to the locally produced Crambeck Ware pottery.<ref>Monaghan, G. 1997.''Roman Pottery from York'' (Archaeology of York Series 16/8). York: York Archaeological Trust. pp903-906</ref> Excavations in Crambeck were undertaken by Philip Corder in 1926–1927 with boys from Bootham School.<ref>Corder, P. 1928. ''The Roman Pottery at Crambeck, Castle Howard'' (Roman Malton and District Report no.1). York: William Sessions</ref>
===Georgian=== The nearby Crambeck Road Bridge on the A64 was built in 1785 by John Carr (architect). <ref name="CrambeckWebsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.crambeckvillage.com/history.htm|title=Crambeck Village History|accessdate=4 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825204021/http://crambeckvillage.com/history.htm|archivedate=25 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> thumb|Crambeck Village thumb|Crambeck Bridge
===Victorian=== Crambeck was the home of the Castle Howard Reformatory School (1856-?1986).<ref name="CrambeckWebsite" />
The home, run by Humberside county council, consisted of 5 separate blocks of houses with dormitory rooms in each.
===Modern=== A local history project recorded memories of life in the village in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castlehowardstation.com/normanwest.html |title=Castle Howard Station - Personal Memories |date=2009 |accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref>
In June 2014 access to Crambeck was limited by a spillage of mashed potato on the nearby A64.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/pictured-mashed-potato-spillage-closes-3743287 |title=Mashed potato spillage closes busy road after road smash |publisher=Mirror |date=22 June 2014 |accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/13812 |title=A64 closed after lorry spills load near Malton |publisher=North Yorkshire Police |date=22 June 2014 |accessdate=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204141917/http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/13812 |archivedate=4 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
==See also== *History of Yorkshire *Crambeck Ware *Listed buildings in Welburn-on-Derwent
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==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.crambeckvillage.com/ Crambeck Village Community Website]
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire
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