It forms part of the universitys special collections online. History market harborough leicestershire its vicinity. Quorn local history group during the summer of 2017 a group of enthusiastic villagers started quorn local history group, and our membership now averages about fifty. Historical record of the seventeenth, or the leicestershire regiment of foot. In the th century loughborough became a busy little town. The villages original name is thought to be derived from the old english cweorndun, meaning hill where millstones are obtained. Please join the project and add information if you can. New book tells story of life in a leicestershire village. Quorn village publications the quorn village online museum. As well as being a site of historical and cultural interest throughout the year, the station hosts a. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1958. As the definitive final volume of the history of the royal leicestershire regiment, marching with the tigers covers events in the regiment and its successor, the 4th battalion the royal anglian regiment, over the years 195575. It gives a good overview of the region, its sights, and how to get in, as well as links to the main destinations, whose articles are similarly well developed.
The history of market harborough in leicestershire and its vicinity by harrod w and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There were 308 places in the county of leicestershire in domesday book. In the county of leicester by nichols, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. History for sale in leicester, leicestershire books. One of a series which presents the full history of cricket clubs enhanced by scorecards of the clubs greatest matches, a full statistical section, boxed biographical features and photographs, this is the history of leicestershire county cricket club from 1879.
During this period the battalions undertook overseas and operational tours in cyprus, germany, hong kong, borneo, aden, malta and libya, bahrain and northern ireland. Speaking of the enigma code, the enigma machines charts and code books were dragged to the surface of a sinking german uboat by a quiet lad called tommy brown. Burbage in leicestershire a village listed in the domesday book as only 20 villagers, in 2011 the census shows 14568. Join a library, reserve or renew your books, hire a meeting room and collect. It is essentially an upland area of undulating meadows, but some cultivation of crops occurs in the. These later became hundreds, with the division of goscote into west goscote and east goscote, and the addition of sparkenhoe hundred.
The ancient part compiled from parlimentary and other documents, and the modern from actual. The group meets once a month, usually on the fourth monday of the month in st. Search united kingdom england leicestershire leicestershire. Guide to thorpe arnold, leicestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. 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. Quorn local history group quorn village, leicestershire, uk. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Nearly all of the borough belongs to the historic county of leicestershire, except for a small area east of wymeswold that lies in the historic county of nottinghamshire. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in leicester and leicestershire, to provide opportunities for them to. My leicestershire history contains a diverse range of videos, oral history interviews, historical maps, photographs, books and directories which together illustrate. At the time of the domesday book 1086 loughborough probably had a population of about 180200. Expand your knowledge of the history and heritage of leicester and leicestershire by buying a book about our area. Any item borrowed from a leicestershire or rutland library can be returned to any leicestershire or rutland library. By using this site you agree to the use of cookies. This unique local history book published in august 2014 relates to quorn during the period 1754 to 1850. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. He has selected those locations and sites which give the visitor a real flavour of these shires at the heart of england. A history of the county of leicestershire, vol v, 1964, pages 248256. Welcome to our leicestershire family history research page.
A history of leicestershire and rutland book, 1985. Tommy, who worked at abbotts, a shoe factory in earl shilton, south leicestershire, but originally from north shields, signed up when he was 16 and was a canteen boy on hms petard. The ironstone railways and tramways of the midlands by eric s. This region travel guide to leicestershire is a usable article. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually, is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council and is distributed free to members. 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. Quorn village publications quorn village online museum. Of england and wales, on the same plan curtis, rev. Your local library offers more than just books, pop in and youll find reading groups, homework help. England, leicestershire parish registers, 15331991. North west leicestershire district, england, united. A topographical history of the county of leicester. Leicestershire or leicester, an inland county, nearly in the centre of england, but a little to the e.
A history of the county of leicester british history online. Michael mcdonnell appeared at leicester crown court. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Charnwood district, england, united kingdom britannica. The name was shortened from quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, quarndon, in neighbouring derbyshire. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in.
Tonks and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. Built between 1842 and 1854 by architect william railton for the herrick family, it remained in their possession until world war ii when the estate was requisitioned by the war office. The rich history of ladybird books in loughborough and their connection to the. Untold story of extravagant leicestershire mansion. Granddads 35 seconds of madness after land rover boxed in. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in leicester and leicestershire, to act as a coordinating body between the various existing societies and to promote the advancement of local history studies. A history of leicestershire and rutland darwen county. Richards three sons, william, thomas and richard horton the younger, in 1524 were assessed for goods worth l50, l12, and l4 respectively and together paid more than three quarters of the sum subscribed by. A history of leicestershire and rutland darwen county history series roy millward on. Thematic and topographical accounts of the city of leicester, as well as histories of parishes added to the city since 1892.
Available to read online from the website of the royal leicestershire regiment. The boroughs name comes from charnwood forest, one of the ancient forests of the midlands. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your leicestershire ancestors. The project will start with a volume on the town of loughborough and its neighbouring parishes. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1964.
Charnwood, borough district, administrative county of leicestershire, 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 historic. 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. Historical and genealogical information, photographs, postcards and census returns for the village of quorn, leicestershire, uk. By the standards of the time it was a fairly large village. Quorn is a village in leicestershire, england, near the university town of loughborough. 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 reading this short descriptive booklet on bombing raids over my city.
Full text of the victoria history of the county of leicester. The story goes that leicester was founded by a mythical king of the britons known as king leir. Leicestershire was recorded in the domesday book in four wapentakes. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The records found in this collection span over 400 years and include. The history and antiquities of the county of leicester by. The book, produced by kirby muxloe local history group, is called kirby muxloe courage, commitment and. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council, and is distributed free to members.
Part of volume ii and all of volumes iv and v are on british history online. Leicestershire genealogy heraldry and family history. History of leicestershire acheter english books ex. Ned newitts book is an excellent look at the modern social history of leicester, once one of the riches citys in europe. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust.
His recent talk about the new and enlarged edition of his book, thurnby court the story of an extravagant but shortlived leicestershire mansion, attracted a full house at the memorial hall in. The green tiger is the journal of the royal leicestershire regiment, first published 1904. History market harborough leicestershire its vicinity abebooks. At any rate, its known that a celtic settlement grew up on the site of the presentday city. Leicesters history stretches back at least 2,000 years. New book tells story of life in a leicestershire village in times of war and peace. North west leicestershire, district, administrative and historic county of leicestershire, southcentral england, incorporating one of the oldest th century coalmining areas in great britain. While the vast majority of the records include images of the original parish registers, there are.
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