Oadby St Peters
Oadby has two churches in the parish, one is the modern St Paul’s which is already on the website and St Peter’s is the original medieval building which has been here since the 1300’s and most likely replaced an earlier structure. The town of Oadby is split in two by the busy A6 and is a suburb of Leicester to the south-east. The population of around 23,000 has grown due to the large scale housing developments that...
Oadby St Pauls
Now this is going to be an usual entry as this is a modern church (27 years old) that lies to the north of the busy A6 in Oadby. It has no history as such, and it is sited in the middle of a large new housing estate. Some of you may be thinking why this is on the website? Well although St Paul’s is not the official Parish church (that is St Peter’s) it does play an important part in the parish. The busy A6 that splits...
Knaptoft Church St Nicholas
Today Knaptoft is a small hamlet of a few houses and farms in the Harborough district some ten miles south of Leicester. It was once a much larger village but most of it was deserted by the 17th century. The only visible remains from the original village are some farm buildings, the medieval fish ponds to the south (restored 1976-82 and now commercial fishing) and the ruined parish church. You can make out earthworks around the east...
St Mary de Castro Walk Inside!
We have had some excellent publicity with the feature in the Leicester Mercury about our recent Google Business Photo tour for the St Mary de Castro church in Leicester. They need urgent repairs to the spire and it seemed an ideal opportunity to help with the new technology from Google. You can read more here – Leicester Mercury Link. If you would like to help with the Spire Appeal or make a donation please contact them on...
Saddington St Helens
Situated some 10 miles south-east of Leicester and 6 miles north-west of Market Harborough the village of Saddington has a population of around 250 and its nearest neighbour is Fleckney to the north. In 1066 the village belonged to Queen Edith, the wife of Edward the Confessor, after her death in 1075 the property passed to William I. The manor then passed through many hands and families (you can read more on this via the link to the...
Noseley Chapel
Noseley Chapel is part of the estate of Noseley Hall and a private family chapel of the Hazlerigg family who have lived here for over six hundred years. The actual village of Noseley was reduced in the 16th century by the enclosures which was to the west of the Hall and estate. There was a parish church for the village but this fell into disuse and became ruinous by 1518. The chapel became the parish church for Noseley and services...
Manton St Mary
The small village of Manton lies just south of Rutland Water and is a pretty little village with some quaint ironstone cottages. The cycle route around the reservoir passes through the village and it is popular with walkers and cyclists. Through the centuries the village was known as Manatona, Manetun, Maneton and Maynton. In 1086 the parish was one of the outlying ‘berewicks’ of Hambleton which belonged to the King. Henry I gave half...
Whissendine Church St Andrew
This large village on the Leicestershire & Rutland border had a recorded population of around 1200 during the 2001 census and is approx 6 miles north-west of Oakham. The village is split into two by a brook and the older part of the village is sited around the church to the east. Two of the manors of Whissendine were held by the Earl’s of Huntingdon until the 15th and 16th centuries. A Hugh de Morville was granted land here by...
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