Site of the extinct hamlet of Crossholme, an extinct hamlet in the southern part of the parish of Bishop Norton. The manor of Crossholme was still in existence in 1924. The hall stood in the close which lies to the north-east of new close plantation, and the close immediately to the east is known locally as Crossholme Field. {1}{2} The settlement of Crossholme is first named in the late 12th century. The manor of Crossholme is documented in the 13th century and a manorial chapel was licensed in 1296. The licence was granted by the Bishop because the manor was so often cut off from the mother church at Bishop Norton by floods. The settlement does not appear separately in taxation or diocesan returns, and its date of final desertion is not known. The site of the village and perhaps its associated land can be seen in the old enclosures shown in the south of the parish on the Enclosure Award map of 1772. Earthworks appeared in 1964 to consist mainly of a principal farm or residence and associated fishponds and paddocks, presumably the 'hall' referred to by Foster and Longley. The site is now largely levelled and in arable. {3}{4}{5}{6} Sherds of medieval pottery were found on the surface of the site in 1977. The assemblage included a rouletted rim sherd from a Saxo-Norman vessel. {7} Cropmarks of a row of 3 rectangular ditched enclosures seen on aerial photographs may represent the remains of levelled settlement boundaries. {8}{9}{10}{11}{12}