The parish has a population of about 1,000, being measured at 1,097 in the 2011 census. Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as william camden and thomas pennant into the roman, saxon and medieval names of places. Sparkenhoe hundred was added in the southwest corner of the county in 46 taking its land from the former area of guthlaxton and west goscote. Jottings december 2004 january 2005 after over seventy years the rearsby bypass has become a reality and a cause of celebration in our village.
On saturday, 18th september the syston local history group held their annual local history exhibition at the methodist church centre. It is on the a607 road between leicester and melton mowbray, and is just. The northwest leicester bypass provides direct access to the m1. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Leicestershire record office forms an important source for its history as a market town. If you are interested in playing, please contact team captain sam burdett on 07748 084 529. There were 308 places in the county of leicestershire in domesday book.
Nichols included most of throsbys work in his history of the county of leicester. History of rearsby, in charnwood and leicestershire place names. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 2. The village hall is situated on the melton road, the main road through the village, which is directly off the a607 leicestermelton. Leicestershire was recorded in the domesday book of 1086 as four wapentakes. The wapentakes later became hundreds named guthlaxton, framland, gartree and goscote. They may well include the names of other locations or areas. Taylorcraft later becoming the auster aircraft company. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. Halina richardson passed away in leicester, leicestershire. It is bounded on the n by derbyshire and notts, on the e by lincolnshire and rutlandshire, on the s by northamptonshire and warwickshire, on the w by warwickshire, staffordshire, and derbyshire. From country estates to city apartments, your ideal property is just a click away.
Rearsby is a well serviced village situated on the edge of the wreake valley ideal for fast access to leicester, melton mowbray and loughborough. The other article can be claimed as quite a scoop for the leicestershire historian. St michaels and all angels church, rearsby church lane rearsby leicestershire le7 4ye uk. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under. Old hall is a grade ii listed building in rearsby, leicestershire, england. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. Halina richardson obituary leicester, leicestershire. The village stands near the syston and peterborough railway. The village of rearsby in leicestershire dates back to the 9th century when the danes settled here, the rearsby brook runs through the village and under the magnificent medieval bridge. Rearsby photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. An act for the dividing and inclosing the arable lands, and open meadow, pasture, and waste grounds, in the parish of rearsby, in the county of leicester.
It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under leicester. Leicestershire or leicester, an inland county, nearly in the centre of england, but a little to the e. Houses for sale in rearsby buy houses in rearsby zoopla. Properties for sale in rearsby, leicestershire from savills, world leading estate agents. Syston local history group welcome to the blog of the. Rearsby area information leicestershire england, uk. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in. Rearsby residential home, 3436 station road, rearsby. Nearby places are east goscote, thrussington and rotherby. Full text of leicestershire parish registers see other formats. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rearsby was in the syston subdistrict of the barrowonsoar registration district. Buy a short history of great dalby leicestershire by angela smith, neil bertram isbn.
Each month a printed a5 magazine is delivered to around 400 of the residents within the village and its environs. These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with rearsby, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The society has also published it in print and volume 23 covers the syston subdistrict of which rearsby is a part. Michael, a parish, in the union of barrowuponsoar, hundred of east goscote, n. Rearsby, leicestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The village hall is situated on the melton road, the main road through the village, which is. Gaddesbys team the cheney knights play in division a of the leicestershire 1990 petanque league. This place is situated in leicestershire county, east midlands, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 43 0 north, 1 2 0 west and its original name with diacritics is rearsby.
This property is located at brook park, gaddesby lane, rearsby, leicester le7 4zb. The last of these was divided again into west goscote and east goscote. Final assembly, fitting out and testing took place at rearsby aerodrome. All designs were evolved from the early taylorcraft with a sprung skid or tailwheel beneath the fin except for a lowwing aircraft called the agricola designed for aerial farming work.
The village stands near the syston and peterborough railway, and near the river. At the gate we have a history of flooding, which happens, twice a year the floodgates at nottingham are opened which floods the area around the pub it lasts about 3 days. By automobile, take the a46 north out of leicester to the a607 arterial road and turn right east. Recommended reading for every destination on earth. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Howes ltd, began trading from its headquarters in leicestershire, england. Was it enough to walk up to an adulterer and gently touch them with a stone. The stoning of adulterers proved a little more difficult and potentially controversial. Is the usual book of printed forms, banns and marriages, consisting of printed leaves and 12 plain, in a limp paper cover. One of the chief occupations between 1831 and 1844 was that of framework knitting, a cottage industry. A history of the county of leicestershire british history.
Find houses for sale in rearsby with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Leicestershire, england genealogy heraldry and history. For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of whose names is the name of the. Volume 2, part 1 volume 2, part 2 volume 3, part 1 volume 3, part 2 volume 4, part 1 volume 4, part 2 j. John throsby 1789 select views in leicestershire, from original drawings, containing historical and descriptive accounts of castles, religious houses, and seats in that countydo. Rearsby scene information from rearsby in leicestershire.
The railway also gave easy access to leicester where occupation. Rearsby, a village and a parish in barrowuponsoar district, leicester. Explore rearsby with pictures, history, attractions and rearsby map as well as images. For more information on other towns in leicestershire, you can visit our towns in leicestershire page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. The year of living biblically audiobook on cd, 2008.
Rearsby, leicestershire genealogy site with description, census transcripts, parish records, and many other resources. The leicestershire round is a 100 mile walk around leicestershire and passes through the village. Follow the latest news for rearsby in leicestershire, england, uk local news and. Rearsby, rotherby, reresby, leicestershire 1800, antique print. Further reading published in the 18th19th centuries. I purchased records on cd and also records on microfiche to find out more about my leicestershire family history, so this is why i am sharing the records i have and. The village stands near the syston and peterborough railway, and near the river wreak, 7 miles w s w of meltonmowbray. See rearsby photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of rearsby in united kingdom.
Rothley to the rural leicestershire village of rearsby, our current premises. Not only can we celebrate that our village will be quieter, it will be easier to cross the road, windows can be left open without pollution but it was through our own efforts. Covers the thirtyeight parishes of gartree hundred and also the town of market harborough. It is possible that rearsby had one of leicestershires first framework knitters, as the overseers accounts have an entry for getting a frame for thos gilbert. Michael, a parish, in the union of barrowupon soar, hundred of east goscote, n.
Rearsby, leicestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch. Sheet metalwork was done at the old en tout cas works at thurmaston. Savills properties for sale in rearsby, leicestershire. When the survey known as the domesday book was carried out in 1086. Ruddock 14 16 leicestershire monumental inscriptions mrs. Subscribers pay to appear at the top of the page as features in addition to their listing. History of rearsby, in charnwood and leicestershire map and. Syston photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. Rearsby, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history.
Gaddesby is a village and a parish, 3 miles southeast of rearsby, 6. May 10, 2010 of rearsby, spinster, were married the thirteenth day of april 1658. Books set in leicestershire 22 books set in leicestershire. Situated off the a607 between melton mowbray and leicester, the pub is also on the leicestershire round the 100 mile circular walk around the county connecting many places of historical and geographical interest. The village stands near the syston and peterborough branch of the m. The village offers an active community revolving around the village church and school with outstanding ofsted report. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council, and is distributed free to members. Search the history of over 436 billion web pages on the internet. This page simply lists all places mentioned in domesday book. Seagrave and benskin rearsby leicestershire looking for more info on elizabeth seagrave b. I try my best to keep the data accurate and uptodate, but there are often cases where information is either missing or inccurate, so i appreciate all the help i can get. The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry.
Rearsby is a village and civil parish in the charnwood district of leicestershire, england. Property details for brook park gaddesby lane rearsby. It is on the a607 road between leicester and melton mowbray, and is just south of the river wreake. Serials allocated for this contract were xp232 to xp253 22 and xp277 to xp286 10, total 32 aircraft. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and village in leicestershire, from the first settlers to the present day. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of. Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to. See rearsby photos and images from satellite below, explore. Rearsby village hall has everything youll need for the perfect venue. Each month a printed a5 magazine is delivered to around 400 of. Home history about us st michaels and all angels church, rearsby church lane rearsby leicestershire le7 4ye uk.
William burton, the description of leicestershire 2nd edition, 1777 john nichols, the history and antiquities of the county of leicester 17951815 volume 1, part 1 volume 1, part 2. Leicestershire the following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. History of rearsby, in charnwood and leicestershire. Local information for the town of rearsby, leicestershire. The cheney knights have been in the league for over twenty years and were cup winners in 1997. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Leicester city council, harborough district council, hinckley and bosworth.
Leicestershire gliding club very briefly after 1945 then in 1960 home to the east midlands gliding club. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Upon entering the property you are greeted with a bright entrance hall. The name changed to auster after the roman name for the south wind on 7 march 1946, when production shifted to rearsby aerodrome, all in leicestershire. History of rearsby, in charnwood and leicestershire map.
Volume 5, gartree hundred by j m lee and r a mckinley. It was designed and built to meet air ministry specification a. If you have any additional information about postcodes in rearsby, leicestershire, please contact me. Brooksby hall is a late16thcentury manor house on 3. The taylorcraft auster was a british military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the taylorcraft aeroplanes england limited company during the second. Guide to rearsby, leicestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. It was a fantastic day, with a great turn out attracting swarms of people from both the syston community and from across leicestershire. It is possible that rearsby had one of leicestershire s first framework knitters, as the overseers accounts have an entry for getting a frame for thos gilbert. In 2000, villagers got the approval of building a bypass for rearsby, work started in august.
The book, launched by charnwood borough council, features messages of. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. In 1962, by then amalgamated with the coventry gliding club and the emgc together they formed the leicestershire gliding club which reemerged at this site. The obituary was featured in melton times on july 4, 2019. Rearsby scene is a monthly resume of life in the village of rearsby in the heart of leicestershire. Click on any of the images below to find out more about it if there is anything we havent covered, please get in touch by clicking here.