Cronk-ny-Braaid, or the Hill in the Valley, more famously known as Cronk, is named so as the town was built on a curious rocky outcrop in the centre of the valley leading to the heart of Sodor. This incredibly defensive structure led to its development into a fortified town. A (now ruined) castle was built here in the twelfth century.
Cronk is about roughly halfway along the North Western Railway's main line between Vicarstown and Tidmouth.
Just to the west is a magnificent viaduct where Gordon once had his dome blown off in 1957. A few miles to the north is a private school and the ruins of Cronk Abbey, both of which are serviced by Abbey Station on the Peel Godred branch.