'Leicestershire' Category
Ratby, Leicestershire
Ratby village apparently has a long and interesting history. The oldest known human settlement in Ratby was at the Bury Camp on the edge of Ratby, an Iron Age encampment later used by the Romans.
The Church is the next oldest structure, built in the medieval period. There are also some cottages dating back several centuries. [...]Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire
One of Leicestershire’s most important monuments is in the parish of Kirby Muxloe, and is depicted on the village sign.
Built in the late 15th century by Lord Hastings, who was executed in 1483 before the building was completed, Kirby Muxloe Castle now has a Grade I listing. Standing back from the road and behind a [...]Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
The village is first recorded in the domesday survey of 1086, it was then known as Scheltone. By 1279 the name had become Schulton. Both of these names relate to ’shelf’ as the town was perched on a hill. The prefix ‘Earl’ came later, possibly from the 1st Earl of Leicester.
The main industries of the [...]