At any rate, its known that a celtic settlement grew up on the site of the presentday city. The township lies 3 miles n by e from glenfield station on the leicester and coalville branch of the m. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and. Latimer primary school, latimer street original building from 1896. Leicestershire archaeological and historical society, promoting the study of history, archaeology, antiquities and architecture of leicestershire. List of people from leicester and leicestershire wikipedia.
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. The story goes that leicester was founded by a mythical king of the britons known as king leir. Reminder that there is a display of old photos in anstey community library which is changed regularly from anstey local history society. Essays in leicestershire history by hoskins w g abebooks. The leicestershire historian first appeared as the annual publication of the leicestershire local history council in 1967, but when that body ceased to exist in 1995, the leicestershire archaeological and historical society took over its publication. There is a cathedral at leicester, and modern universities are located at both leicester and loughborough. Leicestershire genealogy heraldry and family history. Anstey, a township and a parish formed in 1866, from thurcaston parish, leicester, on a branch of the river soar, 4 miles nw of leicester, and 1.
The history and antiquities of the county of leicester, volume 4, issue 1 john nichols snippet view 1971 the history and antiquities of the county of leicester, volume 3, issue 2. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council, and is distributed free to members. Anstey local history society remembering and preserving. Expand your knowledge of the history and heritage of leicester and leicestershire by buying a book about our area. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. Lahs welcome to leicestershire archaeological and historical. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after.
There are fine medieval churches at leicester, lutterworth where the reformer john wycliffe was parish priest in the 80s, melton mowbray, ashbydelazouch, and elsewhere. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained anstey election results. Thurcaston, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Leicestershire, england genealogy search surname, census. Cyndis list leicestershire largest private collection of genealogy links on the web. Immerse yourself into worldclass art, exciting history, and mindbending science. Anstey photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. I joined the royal navy on leaving school, anstey martins secondary modern, and i am now living in portsmouth in hampshire. Pages 593 to 609 is mr cartes account of leicester. Burbage in leicestershire a village listed in the domesday book as only 20 villagers, in 2011 the census shows 14568. Please join the project and add information if you can. Melton mowbray photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
Check out the best museums in leicestershire to visit in 2020. 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. 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. The 2,800 records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid to late1800s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This figure is expected to increase due to the building of a new housing development off groby road. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. Leicestershire or leicester, an inland county, nearly in the centre of england, but a little to the e. Paper mill close, anstey united kingdom leicestershire county. 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. Early editions of the lh were quite modest running to around 28 pages, occasionally reaching 40. The history and antiquities of the county of leicester. Leicestershire county, england, united kingdom britannica.
Leicestershire, england, extracted church of england. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources the purpose of this project is to give a historical background to leicestershire, to provide information about those individuals of. Pages in category history of leicestershire the following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. The manor belonged to ulverscroft abbey, and went to the greys of groby.
The photographs and illustrations in the peoples history of leicester have been drawn from a wide variety of sources including the. About leicestershire, england, extracted church of england parish records this database is a collection of historical parish registers from leicestershire, england. The parish anstey, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Leicestershire is a county of country houses rather than of great buildings.
The parish has a post and telegraph office under leicester. 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. This is a list of notable people born in leicester, england, or in the county of leicestershire, educated there, or otherwise associated with the city or county. The rich history of ladybird books in loughborough and their connection to the. This list of museums in leicestershire, england contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Leicesters history stretches back at least 2,000 years. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Anstey local history society our next meeting will be held on. Anstey is a large village in leicestershire, england, located north west of leicester in the borough of charnwood.
Leicestershire lookup exchange request free lookups of censuses, parish registers held by individual volunteers. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Leicestershire, england genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. It forms part of the universitys special collections online. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of melton mowbray. Weve all lived here and had our trials and tribulations, but at the. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. 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. The charnwood poetry archive is a new online project which seeks to bring littleknown works of local literature to a wider audience. Jess jenkins leicestershire records office anstey was a large part of the countys framework knitters community. It is a picture history which brings together images of leicester working people and their social and political organisations to create a remarkable picture of the life of our grandparents and their parents. Woolden hill primary school, netherfield road opened 1977.
Anstey, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Charnwood poetry archive unearthing the lost literary. History of anstey, in charnwood and leicestershire. Leicestershire industrial history society publications. Next months meeting on wed 19th february 7pm at the library will be especially interesting to anstey as its about the grey and the hasting families. Parish records parish registers were instigated by thomas cromwell from 1538 in the reign of henry viii, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. Ruddock 14 16 leicestershire monumental inscriptions mrs. Pages 1 to 426 there is an overlap are the history of hinckley and the history of aston flamville which are not present. Guide to leicestershire ancestry, family history and genealogy.
Leicestershire and rutland family history society founded in leicester, england, during 1974 by 12 enthusiastic family history historians, the society, which is run by volunteers, has grown to around 2,000 members, who live in the united kingdom and in different countries across the world. Leicestershire marriage licences, being abstracts of the. Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. The leicestershire and rutland village book villages of. Leicester, timeline, history, historic, historical, events, figures, famous, sites, reformation, civil war, world war, boer war, genealogy, ancestors, plague, witch. This volume consists of the complete collections towards the history and antiquities of the town and county of leicester with title page it starts at page 421 to 592. Thurcaston, a pleasant village, a township, and a parish in leicestershire. Leicestershire archaeological and historical society. All of the poetry and poets we will focus on have a connection with the charnwood area of leicestershire in the uk. I was born and bread in anstey, 21 rosebery road, a council house with my 2 brothers kelvin and clive. A date, a name, a place of birth means something but the flesh on the bones of your ancestors needs to be built up with stories, events, in fact anything that could possibly have affected that person in their daily lives. Join a library, reserve or renew your books, hire a meeting room and collect. 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.
The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. The martin high school, anstey, link road opened 1957, now a secondary academy for 11 to 16yearolds. Leicestershire melton mowbray melton mowbray, leicestershire photos, maps. The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of leicestershire, with links to subprojects for specific buildings as appropriate.
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