The mystery of captain john shenton of leicestershire version 1. Swepstone, a parish, with a village and two hamlets, in leicestershire, 5 miles s by e of ashbydelazouch, 2 w from heather station, and 2 e from snareston station, both on the m. The winter garden is based on the period in 1806 when william wordsworth, his family, and samuel taylor coleridge stayed at hall farm in coleorton, leicestershire, at the invitation of sir george. The charnwood poetry archive is a new online project which seeks to bring littleknown works of local literature to a wider audience. Leicestershire industrial history society publications. Lived in leicestershire from 1958 and died in leicester in 2003. We are a web based company operating in a rural area, so our staff travel to work by car individually and both.
Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved. 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. Whetstone, a parish, with a village, in blaby district, leicestershire. The history and antiquities of the county of leicester by john treadwell nichols, 1971, s. Neuware the history and antiquities of hinckley in the county of leicester is an unchanged, highquality reprint of the original. The mystery of captain john shenton of leicestershire. Wreake valley academy, syston 1447001 historic england. List of people from leicester and leicestershire wikipedia. The history of the book became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s, contributors to the discipline include specialists from the fields of textual. The leicestershire industrial history society, lihs, was founded in 1969 and has been active in the field of industrial history, site excavation, restoration, conservation, recording and documentation ever since. All of the poetry and poets we will focus on have a connection with the.
In time, the information contained in here will be expanded, and the entries will form the basis of parish histories which will be published in the victoria county history of leicestershire. Please join the project and add information if you can. Ibstock is a former coal mining community and also has historical and current manufacturing. Leicestershire marriage licences, being abstracts of the. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. 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. Masons was a selective scheme in which secondary moderns became 1114 junior high schools. Ancient origins articles related to leicestershire in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Roman leicester at the height of its power fortified leicester legion xiv of the roman army marched from colchester along the new, romanbuilt gartree road, through cambridge. Branston is a village in the civil parish of croxton kerrial and branston, in leicestershire, england. 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. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described whetstone like this.
The leicestershire historian, which is published annually, is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council and is distributed free to members. David wise composer yeah yeah noh band the young knives band painters. The society was founded in 1855 to promote the study of the history, archaeology, antiquities, and architecture of the county. Explore our collection of the best history books and discover your next read from penguin. Although the ways that books are made have evolved over time, whether handwritten, printed on pages, or digitized online, their need remains timeless. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. History of whetstone, in blaby and leicestershire map. This list of the best history books includes bestsellers, pulizter prize winners and editors picks from distinguished historians and biographers. Nailstone, a village and a township in marketbosworth district, and a parish partly also in ashbydelazouch district, leicester. Buy south derbyshire and nw leicestershire 1896 by john gough from waterstones today. History the first leicester asylum was constructed to the south of centre of leicester and was a operated as a general asylum owned and operated by both the county authority and public subscription.
The leicestershire and rutland village book villages of. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Leicestershire, took a different approach to the upper and lower ends of the secondary school range. Congerstone photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
Essays in leicestershire history by hoskins w g abebooks. Syston photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Abbey is set in leicestershire countryside sit in church so quiet makes you feel calm and relaxed also has good gift shop grounds you can walk in superb gift shop, excellent selection of books, cards. History of nailstone in north west leicestershire map. Foston, a parish in leicestershire, on a branch of the soar, 2 miles ese of countesthorpe station on the m. Books have been a part of our daily lives since ancient times. Foston, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. The history and antiquities of the county of leicester by. Swepstone, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Leicester railway station formerly leicester campbell street and leicester london road is a mainline railway station in the city of leicester in leicestershire, england. The history and antiquities of the county of leicester. The history and antiquities of hinckley, in the county of leicester. Including the hamlets of stoke, dadlington, wynkin, and the hyde.
Australian books and guides europe books regions not listed croatia, switzerland etc 42 france books and guides 143 germany books and guides 44 ireland books and guides 2 italian books. Ironstone quarries of the midlands part 9 leicestershire. My leicestershire history is a free and fully searchable online resource containing photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of leicester and leicestershire. South derbyshire and nw leicestershire 1896 by john gough.
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