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Croglin is the name of a village, beck (stream), and grange in Cumbria, England. Croglin is a quiet picturesque fell side village between the Pennines and the River Eden. The surrounding land is used for agriculture, mainly sheep. A small river, Croglin Water, flows through the valley down into the River Eden. A village has existed in this location for a long time and may have originally been two separate hamlets. The village hosts a church dedicated to St John the Baptist, the site of which dates from Norman period, although the present building dates from 1878. The design was created by J Hewison of Edinburgh. There is a post office which operates two mornings a week and a pub, the Robin Hood.

Due to the location of the village in its proximity to the Scottish borders the village was attacked and raided on numerous occasions by the Border Reivers in the 1400s. The lower two stories of a pele tower still exist as testament to the need for defence.

There is a local tale of a vampire associated with the area. The tale has many versions, some of which have accurate local details, many of which are available on other sites.

A toy manufacturer, Croglin Toys, was set up in the village in 1980, but it now operates from nearby Lazonby.^[1] A small dairy in the area, Thornby Moor Dairy, founded in 1979, has developed a type of cheese made from ewe's milk, known as Croglin Cheese.^[2]