The manor of Croxton was granted (in part-exchange for the manor of Kettleburgh, Suffolk) by King Henry III in May 1242 to Bertram de Criol or Crioill, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports[4] His seat was at Ostenhanger in Stanford, Kent.

[6] On 28 December 1246 the king granted a Monday weekly market to Nicholas de Crioll and his heirs, at his manor of Croxton, and a yearly fair on the vigil, feast and morrow of St Barnabas (June 10–12).

[8] Lying across the historical county boundaries of Leicestershire and Lincolnshire from very early times, Croxton Kerrial once formed an ancient parish within the hundred of Framland.

[10] In 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, Croxton Kerrial was transferred into the newly created non-metropolitan district of Melton, while remaining within Leicestershire county.

Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School converted to academy status in 2013 under the Leicester Diocese Charitable Trust.