Bagworth park is first recorded in 1279 under ownership of the bishop of durham. Other sources suggest that the name bageworde means the fenced land or enclosure of a man called baecga. Bagworth, leicestershire click on the map for other historical maps of this place. Heath road, bagworth, coalville, leicestershire, le67 1dl. History the aftermath of the first world war saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across england. There were many in the parish but the following 2 are most significant. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In it thornton, or torentum, comes under the manor of bagworde bagworth. This page is for bagworth residents to voice their concerns and also for people to post. History of bagworth, in hinckley and bosworth and leicestershire.
It borders the upland area of charnwood forest to the east of the town. Jul 01, 2018 these pictures show what it was like to work in a coal mine in leicestershire. The story of the leicestershire coalfield around coalville, bagworth and ellistown as told by the men and women of the mining communities. Bagworth, leicestershire photos, maps, books and memories of bagworth everything old maps books memories nearby places. Hinckley has a history going back to anglosaxon times. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually, is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council and is distributed free to members. Full text of leicestershire marriage licences, being. Many people are using the website as a resource for researching in to the history of hinckley and the surrounding area, the website gives a great free resource for all. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. Bagworth, a township and a chapelry in thornton parish, leicester, on the leicester and burton railway, 5. Bedrooms each have a digital tv and there is free wifi and free parking. Leicestershire local history council, which had decided to cease functioning. Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as.
From country estates to city apartments, your ideal property is just a click away. Earl shilton is one of the largest villages in the county of leicestershire. The first historical notice of thornton, otherwise called torinton is that in the domesday book completed in 1086 ad. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Houses for sale in bagworth, leicestershire from savills, world leading estate agents. The website contains a large resource of historical facts that are displayed in an easy to read format. When bagworth colliery closed in february 1991, it marked the end of deep mining in the leicestershire coalfield. Apr 20, 20 then through the recently planted 199697 bagworth heath woods, which are part of the national forest. It seems an excellent way to heal the scars of the mining industry. A history of the county of leicestershire british history.
Thick coal seams were reached at quite shallow depth the stone smut at 120 yards from the surface and the swannington five foot at 124 yards. By the time of the domesday book in 1086, hinckley was quite a large village, and grew over the following 200 years into a small market towna market was first recorded there in 11. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection. Socioeconomic statistics for bagworth, leicestershire. Guide to wartnaby, leicestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Bagworth and thornton is a civil parish in the hinckley and bosworth district of leicestershire. Whites history, gazetteer and directory of the counties of leicester and rutland. A bibliography of papers and books on mainly geological aspects of the leicestershire coalfield, produced by the british geological survey, is available on the web. There are records of the manor of bagworth from the early 14th and early 15th centuries, when it was held by the same feudal lords as the neighbouring manor of thornton. The following information has been contributed by users volunteering for our enriching the list project. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Coal was mined here and two large colliers dominated the parish in the late 1800s. Sinking at bagworth was instigated by the landowner viscount maynard in 1826.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,836. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in leicester and leicestershire, to. Find properties to buy in bagworth with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Bagworth photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The recorded history of bagworth begins with the domesday book in 1086, though this tells us that the name was originally bageworde. Bagworth heath country park has been transformed from scarred industrial landscape of desford colliery into a valuable recreational resource, made up of woodland, grassland, heathland, lakes and ponds.
Bagworth is a village in leicestershire, england, 9 miles 14 km west of leicester. Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Messy play our messy play sessions were already renowned for being the most imaginative, and the most messy by far. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking thornton reservoir. Memories of the leicestershire coalfields local history. The population of bagworth as a whole, is older than the national average. Groups of native black poplar have been planted in the wetter areas by the pond. There were 308 places in the county of leicestershire in domesday book.
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. Located in newbold verdon in the leicestershire region, sunshine cottage features a garden. See england probate records for a general description of probate records in england. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Leicestershire probate records genealogy familysearch wiki.
Protestant nonconformity in thornton, bagworth and stanton. For small corrections to the list entry please see our minor amendments procedure the information and images below are the opinion of the contributor, are not part of the official entry and do not represent the official position of. Books about bagworth area browse 36 photo books on bagworth and the surrounding area. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in leicester and leicestershire, to provide for them opportunities of meeting.
Synopsis this book discusses about a way of life ended in leicestershire when bagworth colliery, one of the oldest and longest running traditional deep mines in the country, closed in 1991. The woodland is predominantly a commercial poplar crop with woody shrubs to add diversity and wildlife habitat. Sunshine cottage is an 18thcentury building with original beamed rooms, in the ancient village of newbold verdon. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 20 collieries in leicestershire.
A detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious houses. Protestant nonconformity in thornton, bagworth and stanton under bardon leicestershire history protestant nonconformity in thornton, bagworth and stanton under bardon the village of thornton is nine miles northwest of leicester and is mainly notable today for its reservoir, which attracts walkers and anglers. It is a noncommercial service, provided by an evergrowing group of volunteers in cooperation with the federation of family history societies. Thornton, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Lance corporal 4861159, 2nd battalion, leicestershire regiment. The desford village map was commissioned by the parish council for the benefit of the villages and visitors. The village is within the civil parish of bagworth and thornton. Explore bagworth with pictures, history, attractions and bagworth map as well as images to buy for. Ellistown is a village about 2 miles 3 km south of coalville in north west leicestershire, england.
It is named after colonel joseph joel ellis who died in 1885. Get the latest news in the bagworth area from bbc news. Nick fathers, chairman 6 leicester road, thurcaston, leics. Read what they say about bagworth the geonames geographical database is available for download free of charge under a creative commons attribution license. Bagworth, a chapelry, in the parish of thornton, union of marketbosworth, hundred of sparkenhoe, s. Bagworth is a village, a township, a chapelry and a parish which lie about 115 miles north of london, 1 mile west of thornton and 12 miles north of leicester city. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under leicester. Bagworth village residents news page and sales public group. This was one of the early sinkings into the concealed part of the coal measures in leicestershire. Son of alfred william philip and mary ann lowe, of bagworth, leicestershire. Whats on information for bagworth community centre. Bagworth colliery is in the guiness book of records for its coal production per manshift. The population of bagworth is also older than the leicestershire average, making bagworth a older persons location. Many people are using the website as a resource for researching in to the history of hinckley and the surrounding area.
Bagworth village residents news page and sales public. Property for sale in bagworth buy properties in bagworth. Bagworth heath country park country park coalville. The author, david bell has met and talked to some of those exminers about what it was like to be part. 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. Dec 19, 2019 police issue statement after armed police called out to costalot travellers site in bagworth. 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. 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. Police issue statement after armed police called out to costalot travellers site in bagworth. The population from the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of ellistown and battleflat. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of bagworth. It lies on the a511 trunk road between leicester and burton upon trent, close to junction 22 of the m1 motorway where the a511 meets the a50 between ashbydelazouch and leicester.
In 187072, john marius wilson, imperial gazetteer of england and wales described bagworth. Bagworth wood is a 26ha tender scheme winner from 2000 on the edge of bagworth. History the following text is based on an article in wikipedia. Covers the thirtyeight parishes of gartree hundred and also the. This article is about probate records in leicestershire. This page was last edited on 29 january 2019, at 15. Although bagworth ended up being a mining village it has a very long history going back to the domesday book where it is recorded it had a population of 35 and thornton was part of the manor. D domesday says that the manor of bagworth had a wood a mile long and a half a. Parish history edit edit source bagworth, a chapelry, in the parish of thornton, union of marketbosworth, hundred of sparkenhoe, s. Less than a mile south of bagworth, towards merry lees and desford, this 75 hectare 185 acre country park has been transformed from scarred industrial landscape of desford colliery into a valuable recreational resource. Use rightmove online house price checker tool to find out exactly how much properties sold for in murphy drive, bagworth, coalville, leicestershire, le67. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for bagworth. Bagworth, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Take a picture tour of bagworth or book bagworth accommodation.
Weve taken a a look back through our archives at a lost industry. Bagworth, leicestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. These pictures show what it was like to work in a coal. Thornton, a small village, a township, and a parish in leicestershire, 1. There is a network of grass and surfaced paths throughout offering relaxing walks through varied habitats and extensive views. Church of st peter is a grade i listed building in thornton, leicestershire, england. Bagworth and thornton is a civil parish in the hinckley and bosworth district of leicestershire, england, to the west of leicester. Leicestershire police have explained what was going on.
Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Bagworth moats the gatehouse record gatehouse gazetteer. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under bagworth, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. The main coalfield lies in a ten mile square area centred on ashbydelazouch, extending across the county boundary. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million british lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place.
View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in bagworth. One wednesday he delivered 350 straps to leicester royal infirmarys emergency department. By the time of the domesday book in 1086, 3 hinckley was quite a large village, and grew over the following 200 years into a small market town a market was first recorded there in 11. Desford pit had seams running under most of this land. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described bagworth like this. We would like to thank our customers for continued support in these difficult times. Whether youre in bagworth and need a taxi to the airport or youre looking for an asap bagworth cab, ubicabs is the online taxi booker you need. Author of local womens history books and articles tel. Bagworth village residents news page and sales has 1,358 members. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of bagworth, in hinckley and bosworth and leicestershire map and description, a vision of britain through time.
Full text of leicestershire marriage licences, being abstracts of the bonds and allegations for marriage licences, preserved in the leicester archdeaconry registry, 15701729. This book discusses about a way of life ended in leicestershire when bagworth. Bagworth was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of guthlaxton and the county of leicestershire. Savills houses for sale in bagworth, leicestershire.
Memories of the leicestershire coalfields local history david bell on. Police issue statement after armed police called out to. Coalville is an industrial town in north west leicestershire, east midlands england, with a population at the 2011 census of 34,575. Libraries see surge in ebook borrowing during lockdown. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. The concordia theatre for its 42 years since opening its doors is steeped in history and events. The miner is lawrence howkins, of hugglescote, who died aged 37 in 1941, and the woman is a journalist, believed to be the first woman allowed down a leicestershire mine image. The bagworth name in history is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the bagworth name. These pictures show what it was like to work in a coal mine. This place is situated in leicestershire county, east midlands, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 39 0 north, 1 20 0 west and its original name with diacritics is bagworth. Bagworth, a chapelry in thornton parish, leicester. It was designed by roger fairbrother and richard boam took the photographs and added them to the montage.
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