The boundary believed to marked by two white stones next to westerby house. In domesday book westerby is not mentioned, but several holdings are mentioned as being in smeeton. The history of kibworth beauchamp, kibworth harcourt and smeeton westerby is. Michael woods the story of england bagotbookss blog. Books and journals page, w, the victoria history of the county of leicester, 1964, 186 legal this building is listed under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Westerby was an adjacent hamlet, to the west, the by denoting a scandinavian origin. Victorian country life the diaries of henry vere packe prepared by norman harrison transcribed by jean morris, these diaries cover the period 1857 to the 1890s when packe was vicar at shangton, and give a fascinating insight into the life of a victorian clergyman. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Memorial inscriptions at smeeton westerby graveyards.
Smeeton westerby is a conservation village so there has been little change in its size or layout over the last 50 years. Smeeton westerby is a village located approximately nine miles south east from leicester. List of settlements in leicestershire by population. Saddington lies midway between the major roads from leicester to northampton and to market harborough, but it has direct access to leicester by the road through fleckney to wigston magna. By 1844 the men who followed that trade were facing hard times. Church of christ, smeeton westerby 1294192 historic. Smeetonwesterby, a townshipchapelry in kibworthbeauchamp parish, leicester. If you like brits, if you like sailing, or if you just like a first hand account of some of the original adventure travelers, you will like this book. The project began for the villages on a weekend in july 2009 with. Welcome to the smeeton westerby village web site village history. To try to fill in the prenorman lack of knowledge, the villagers were heavily involved in a villagewide programme of archaeological test pits.
The english story centres around kibworth, leicestershire, and several local. Guided heritage walks guided walks, led by members of the society, around the heritage trails of any of the kibworth harcourt, kibworth beauchamp, and smeeton westerby villages can be arranged for visiting groups, societies, and individuals. Originally smeeton and westerby were two separate hamlets, but they merged some time ago to become the village that it is today. The former factory and a small development on mill lane make up most of the new houses and the village consists chiefly of a mixture of buildings along the winding main street. John shaw passed away in market harborough, northamptonshire. History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and. The gartree hundred and the gartree oak kibworth village. Domesday book entry chiborne kibworth kibworth village. Smeeton westerby doesnt have any shops of its own but it does have a traditional village pub, a village hall, a parish church plus several stables and farms. The views from the towpath are attractive and varied. A project like this involving book and films is a team effort in the best sense of the word. A similar list of property to be sold in smeeton westerby included smeeton terrace, the large building formerly used as a workhouse but now divided and let along with a group of cottages or tenements adjacent to it to, among others, matthew woolman, robert freer, robert iliffe and job johnson, the frameworkknitter interviewed for the. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
These three villages in south leicestershire share a long and often dramatic past in which their inhabitants have faced the horror ofthe black death, have struggled through times of poverty and hardship, and have witnessed the growth of industry following the building of the. Smeeton westerby photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The population for kibworth, including smeeton westerby, reaches 5,000 people advertisement michael wood is a historian, writer and broadcaster who has produced over 100 documentary films including domesday and in search of the dark ages. Kibworth history society offer for sale a number of locally written publications. History of smeeton westerby, in harborough and leicestershire. Transcriptions of all readable memorials in existence at 31st december 2008, at kibworth cemetery.
Towns and villages around leicester smeeton westerby. At the 2011 census, kibworth beauchamp had a population of 5,433 and kibworth harcourt 990. Miles smeeton has 12 books on goodreads with 580 ratings. The obituary was featured in harborough mail on january 30, 2020. Notably, the village of smeeton westerby is a name of mixed heritage roots. Smeeton westerby is a village and civil parish in the harborough district, located approximately nine miles south east from leicester. The destination is located close to the bustling village of kibworth beauchamp which comprises of a comprehensive selection of amenities including. These three villages in south leicestershire share a long and often dramatic past in which their inhabitants have faced the horror ofthe black death, have strugg.
Smeeton westerby main street west side no 35, home 159 farmhouse the description shall be amended to read. Roman pottery was found in two test pits, one in kibworth harcourt, the other in smeeton westerby. Kings head, 23 main street, smeeton westerby, leicester, leicestershire, le8 0qj. The chapel was begun in 1290 replacing an earlier structure and was used as a parish church until 1891. The old bakehouse is a grade ii listed building in smeeton westerby, leicestershire, england. Smeeton westerby, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and. It is close to saddington, kibworth and fleckney and is situated 500m north of the grand union canal.
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. Smeeton is the smiths tun, a settlement of metalworkers. I can find very little information on the early history of the village which is unusual. With 60 pages, the book shows, in alphabetical order, a complete list of memorials, and includes a. Christ church, smeeton westerby it may look older, but smeeton westerby church was not built until the middle of the 19th century. Had our picnic sitting on a bench in smeeton westerby, watching swifts flying in and out through holes in a barn roof. Porter, author of kibworth to smeeton westerby book, the kibworth improvement team, michael woods and the national lottery and for their time and support in. When tzu hang, a 46foot ketch, set sail from melbourne, australia, in december 1956 bound for england, miles and beryl smeeton and their friend john guzzwell had little concept of the challenges or terrors that awaited them. The destination is located close to the bustling village of kibworth beauchamp which comprises of a comprehensive selection of amenities including shops, restaurants, sports clubs and schools.
History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and the small county of rutland. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of smeeton westerby francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The next largest settlements are two towns loughborough and hinckley with populations in the range of 40 to 80 thousands. It is about 92 miles north of london, 9 miles southeast of leicester city and 6 miles northwest of market harborough. The history of kibworth harcourt, with excellent documentary records surviving. The 2011 list of uk metropolitan areas shows the population of the leicester metropolitan area to have been 0. Beauchamp, kibworth harcourt and smeeton westerby sit in the hundred of gartree. Welcome to the smeeton westerby village web site village. The history of kibworth beauchamp, kibworth harcourt and smeeton westerby is welldocumented. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. At that time very few small sailboats had successfully rounded cape horn, and none had sailed as. Smeeton westerby is a picturesque village situated in the leicestershire countryside. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described smeeton westerby like this.
Born in smeeton westerby, leicestershire, england on 12 feb 1702 to john woolman and ann mayes. This suggested that the settlement recorded in domesday book lay long the. Leicestershire, england genealogy heraldry and history. They are virtually never freakedout, and always find time for tea. With 120 pages, the book includes an index to the 1839 persons mentioned, a complete record of each of the 19 memorials, and plans to enable the reader to locate each grave. I have traced back as far as my greatgreatgreatgrandfather matthew westerby who was born in about 1812. These three villages in south leicestershire share a long and often dramatic past in which their inhabitants have faced the horror ofthe black death, have struggled through times of poverty and hardship, and have witnessed the growth of industry following the building of the canals and the. Smeeton westerby citytownvillage, administrative division, dated location, english civil parish, statistical region, location. Kibworth ancient parish consisted of three townships, kibworth beauchamp, kibworth harcourt, and smeeton westerby. This part of the walk is dogfriendly, but we encountered livestock including a couple of bullsin all the fields. Kibworth harcourt, kibworth beauchamp and smeeton westerby. The church serving the whole parish stood on the hill between the upper and the lower village, where villeins and serfs lived along the road to smeeton, with great yards for the barns and ox stalls on the lords demesne.
Smeeton westerby was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of gartree and the county of leicestershire. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and. Smeeton westerby is a parish, a township and a village in leicestershire, on the north side of the union canal. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for smeeton westerby. Further to the south were the hamlets at smeeton and westerby with the largest number of freemen and freewomen. Smeeton westerby is situated in the leicestershire countryside. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1964.
The church is an ancient structure in the later english style. The series was based around the ancient parish of kibworth in the gartree hundred, which today comprises three villages. The norman yoke erenow free online library on history books. Smeeton westerby, a township and a parish formed in 1852 out of the parish of kibworth beauchamp, in leicestershire, 1 mile s of kibworth station on the m. It was originally the poorhouse, established under the gilbert act of 1782. Today i was in smeeton westerby to look at this building in pit hill, which is very much at the westerby end of the village. Kibworth villagers dig up their gardens for bbc fours the. All of the chronicles staff are volunteers and give up their free time to manage, layup, administer and distribute over 5,000 free copies to many villages across south leicestershire.
Entry from the domesday book 1086 for the gartree wappentake area including section on chiborne kibworth. A surname index denoting the district and volume of each name in the 1851 census is on fiche 6209778. Smeeton westerby was originally two separate villages, smeeton and westerby. I can not find any information on an earlier church at smeeton westerby but if anyone has any historical information on the village and church i would be. While at kibworth he was also rector of smeetonwesterby, leicestershire 18914, rural dean of gartree 18921902, examining chaplain to the bishop of peterborough 1900, and proctor in convocation 1900. Nov 08, 2010 smeeton is the smiths tun, a settlement of metalworkers. The last year we have spent great deal of time in kibworth, and this book could not have been written, nor the films it accompanies made, without the help of the people of kibworth harcourt, kibworth beauchamp and smeeton westerby. Later it was split into individual dwellings and occupied by framework knitters. Kibworth through time amberley publishing the history of kibworth beauchamp, kibworth harcourt and smeeton westerby is welldocumented. 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.
Here you will find a range of artefacts about kibworth and its people from pre history down to contempo. The villages of kibworth beauchamp, kibworth harcourt and smeeton westerby sit in the hundred of gartree. Originally smeeton and westerby were seperate hamlets but they merged some time ago to form the parish. John shaw obituary market harborough, leicestershire. Westerby, once known by its old norse name of vesterbyr, the west farm, was founded by.
Smeeton westerby, leicestershire, england genealogy. I know there are lots of westerbys in yorkshire and in the midlands, and norfolksuffolk i think. Smeeton westerby is a village and civil parish in the harborough district of leicestershire, england. A history of huby and weeton and nearby villages coombs, joan on. Kings head 23 main street, smeeton westerby, leicester. Bartholomews church hall main street kirby muxloe leicester, leicestershire le9.
Rutland list showing the parishes that had workhouses and the number of places available in each rutland barlythorpe 8, londs hold 40, uppingham 40. So far as can be discovered, each parish has always formed a separate unit for civil purposes. In 1902, whilst godfrey heseltine was posted to india, the pack was sold to the marquess conyngham of slane castle in ireland, and were known as the slane bassets, returning to the new forrest upon godreys return in 1910. Agricultural and industrial revolution the story of england. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of smeeton westerby. Originally it was a mainly farming village which also had several pubs, a shop, a butchers and a blacksmiths the old blacksmith cottage is a very pretty cottage opposite debdale lane. Michael woods story of england dvd or michael woods story of england book. Book your perfect vacation rental in smeeton westerby, united kingdom on flipkey today. Cover image of market harborough a history and celebration. J m lee and r a mckinley, kibworth, in a history of the county of leicestershire. Situated in south leicestershire, the society started life first as a family history group, then broadening to all aspects of history pertaining to the villages of kibworth beauchamp, kibworth harcourt, and smeeton westerby. Home farmhouse, smeeton westerby 1061479 historic england. Acknowledgements free online library on history books.
Smeeton westerby is a small village located in some of south leicestershires prettiest rolling countryside. Kibworth harcourt, kibworth beauchamp and smeeton westerby, leicestershire. Smeeton and his wife, beryl, retired after world war ii, smeeton being an btritish army officer and veteran of that war. The old bakehouse, smeeton westerby, leicestershire. Miles smeetons most popular book is once is enough. 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. The best of his books, a history of roman literature london and edinburgh, 1877, was a. Home farmhouse is a grade ii listed building in smeeton westerby, leicestershire, england. The site it occupies is situated between the original settlements of smeeton and westerby, which makes the village feel more like one place today. Smeeton westerby is a village located approximately 9 miles south east from leicester.
Smeeton westerby, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. The picturesque village of smeeton westerby was once divided into the two separate hamlets of smeeton and westerby. The norman yoke free online library on history books. The pit in kibworth harcourt also produced forty sherds of st neots ware c. Leicestershire workhouses leicestershire ancestors. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. Leicestershire societies genealogy familysearch wiki. It is located in the countryside approximately nine miles southeast of leicester. There is a place called smeeton westerby in leicestershire which you may have come across. Hi there keith, i live in smeeton westerby as have my ancestors for generations. Leicestershire or leicester, an inland county, nearly in the centre of england, but a little to the e.
Open plan family kitchen and breakfast room l ground floor double bedroom with en suite l two further double. May 11, 2020 rent from people in smeeton westerby, united kingdom from. Cruttwell, charles thomas dnb12 wikisource, the free. The city of leicesters and its contiguous urban extension has a population of 509,000 inhabitants. Census indexes at the family history library place parish 1841 1851 1861 1871 1891 1901 the entire county. History the westerby basset hounds descend from the walhampton basset hounds, founded in 1889 by christopher and godfrey heseltine at lymington in the new forrest.