sentences:  The name of the village derives from Old English ("cropp tūn"), which means a swelling, mound or hill with a farmstead, settlement or village.At the 2001 census, the parish (including Aislaby) had a population of 254, increasing to 321 (including Stape) at the 2011 Census.The Great Yorkshire Brewery, a microbrewery, is located to the rear of the New Inn on the edge of the village.