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Prestwold
Prestwold is a hamlet and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. The parish has a population of around 60. The population at the 2011 census remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ... of Hoton. Nearby places are Hoton, just to the north, and Burton on the Wolds, to the south-east. The parish includes Prestwold Hall and parish church St Andrew's. Prestwold has historical connection with Packe family for generations after family founder Sir Christopher Packe. People from Prestwold *Sir Edward Packe (1878–1946) – British Civil Servant, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire and Justice of Peace. * George Hussey Packe (1 May 1796 – 2 July 1874) – Member of Parliament, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prestwold Hall
Prestwold Hall is a country house in Leicestershire, England, standing in of land in the parish of Prestwold. It is both a private home and a venue for weddings and events. History Prestwold Hall was, for many years, the seat of the Packe family. Before that time, it was the home of the Skipwith family. After the death of Major Robert Christopher Packe (born c.1783) - one time Aide-de-camp to King George III - who was killed during the Battle of Waterloo, the hall passed to his nephew George Hussey Packe who held the hall and estate until his death in 1874.White, Philip"Heroes of Waterloo" Retrieved 30 December 2013''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire'' 1855, p.57 The Packe Family Prestwold Hall has been the seat of the Packe family for over 360 years since it was acquired by Sir Christopher Packe (1595 – 1682) in 1649, shortly after the death of Charles I. He was nominated by Oliver Cromwell to be one of the sixty who were to create an Upper House, and he introduced the Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Andrew's Church, Prestwold
St. Andrew's is a Grade II* medieval parish church situated near Prestwold Hall. The church serves the villages of Prestwold, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Cotes and Hoton. Description Current benefice St Andrew's forms part of a wider group of churches described as the Barrow and Wolds Group. The group is currently headed by a Priest-in-Charge who is aided by a number of lay readers. The church falls within the Loughborough Archdeaconry, and Akeley East Deanery. The legal name of the parish is Prestwold with Hoton. The Barrow & Wolds Group also includes: * Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar * St Mary's Church, Wymeswold * St Mary's Church, Walton on the Wolds Services The church holds a communion service every Sunday at 9:15 AM. Heritage The oldest recorded part of the church is the west tower, which dates back to the late 14th century. The church underwent two restorations, one in 1743 and the other 1890. While the 1743 restoration consisted mainly of general repairs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton On The Wolds
Burton on the Wolds is a village in Leicestershire, England situated on the B676 road west of the A46 and about the same distance to the east of Loughborough, close to the county border with Nottinghamshire. In the 2011 census, the population was measured at 1,218. The Parish Council of Burton on the Wolds, Cotes and Prestwold serves the village and its two neighbouring hamlets. The local borough council is Charnwood. The village's name means 'farm/settlement with a fortification'. The village is listed in the Domesday Book, showing it comprised 15 households in the year 1086. In the Middle Ages Burton was the property of Garendon Abbey. After World War II a Polish camp was set up in the village, due to its proximity to RAF Wymeswold which opened in 1942 and closed in 1957. It now hosts an industrial complex containing Jump Giants Loughborough. Burton has its own primary school, pub and shop (in the garage). The Lion's Head water fountain A fountain, from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoton
Hoton is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England, on the A60 road, A60 north-east of Loughborough, just south of the border with Nottinghamshire. Nearby places are Prestwold (to the south), Wymeswold (to the east), and Rempstone (to the north, in Nottinghamshire). At the 2011 Census, the population was 353. In 1870, Hoton was described as: :"A township and chapelry in Prestwold parish, Leicester; near the river Soar and the boundary with Notts, 3¼ miles NE of Loughborough railway station" History After the Norman Conquest in 1066, together Robert De Jort and Earl Hugh owned the land. Hoton was sparsely populated with eleven households in the 1300s, nine in 1564. By the time the 1666 hearth tax list was drawn up there were nineteen. Hoton once consisted of three 400-acre patches of agricultural land, though due to the (32 Geo. 2. c. ''43'' ) more small fields were established and agricu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hussey Packe
George Hussey Packe (1 May 1796 – 2 July 1874) was a United Kingdom Member of Parliament, an army officer present at the Battle of Waterloo, and was instrumental in establishing the Great Northern Railway. Personal life George Hussey Packe was a scion of the family of Sir Christopher Packe, a 17th-century Lord Mayor of London. He was born at Hanthorpe House, Morton and Hanthorpe, Lincolnshire in 1796, the second son to Charles James Packe (1758–1837), of Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire, and his first wife Penelope, of Blythe Hall, Warwickshire. He married in 1824 Maryanne-Lidia (1796–1876), daughter of John Heathcote – of Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, and MP for Ripon – and Mary Anne (née Thornhill). They had two children: Marianne Penelope Packe (1832–1921) and Hussey Packe (1846–1908).Sylvanus, Urban; ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' (1837), volume 7, p. 656Howard, Joseph Jackson, Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1899); ''Visitations of England and Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Packe (politician)
Sir Christopher Packe ( – 27 May 1682) was an English merchant and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1654. Born in Northamptonshire, he subsequently moved to London and became a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London. In 1655, Packe was knighted and appointed as an commissioner of the Admiralty. A strong ally of Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ..., he proposed on 23 February 1656 in the Second Protectorate Parliament the Humble Petition and Advice, which unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Cromwell to crown himself. After the Stuart Restoration, Packe was barred from holding public office and died in 1682. Early life Christopher Packe was son of Thomas Packe of Kett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Packe
Sir Edward Hussey Packe KBE DL JP (6 January 1878 – 11 May 1946) was a British civil servant.Sir Edward Packe (Obituaries) The Times Monday, May 13, 1946; pg. 7; Issue 50450; col D Early life He was the son of Hussey Packe and his wife, Lady Alice, only daughter of John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley. His grandfather was politician George Hussey Packe. He was educated at Eton College. Public duty He was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1911, and Chairman of Leicestershire County Council Civil Service *Assistant Private Secretary to The Most Honourable Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne at War Office (1900)Who's Who 1935 - Entry for Sir Edward Hussey Packe *Assistant Private Secretary to Right Honourable William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne at the Admiralty (1901–1905) *Assistant Private Secretary to Right Honourable Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor (1905) *Assistant Private Secretary to Right Honourable Arthur James Balfour, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Charnwood
Charnwood is a local government district with borough status in the north of Leicestershire, England. It is named after Charnwood Forest, much of which lies within the borough. Towns in the borough include Loughborough (where the council is based), Shepshed and Syston. Villages in the borough include Barrow upon Soar, Birstall, Hathern, Mountsorrel, Quorn, Rothley, Sileby and Woodhouse Eaves. The neighbouring districts are Melton, Harborough, Leicester, Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth, North West Leicestershire and Rushcliffe. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: * Barrow upon Soar Rural District * Loughborough Municipal Borough * Shepshed Urban District Prior to the new district coming into being there was some debate as to what name it should take, with alternatives considered including "Loughborough and Soar Valley", "Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Leicestershire ...
This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. There are 233 civil parishes. Population figures are unavailable for some of the smallest parishes. The districts of Leicester and Oadby and Wigston (Oadby and Wigston) are entirely unparished. Coalville, Hinckley, Loughborough, Market Harborough and Melton Mowbray are also unparished. See also * List of civil parishes in England References External links Office for National Statistics : Geographical Area Listings {{Leicestershire Civil parishes Leicestershire Civil parishes In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and the county town. The county has an area of and a population of one million according to 2022 estimates. Leicester is in the centre of the county and is by far the largest settlement, with a Leicester urban area, built-up area population of approximately half a million. The remainder of the county is largely rural, and the next-largest settlements are Loughborough in the north, Hinckley in the south-west, and Wigston south-east of Leicester. For Local government in England, local government purposes Leicestershire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughborough (UK Parliament Constituency)
Loughborough is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Jeevun Sandher of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The constituency is a considered a bellwether, as it has reflected the national result at every general election since February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974. Boundaries Historic 1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Loughborough (except the parishes of Cossington, Seagrave, and Sileby), and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Leicester. 1918–1950: The Loughborough, Borough of Loughborough, the Urban Districts of Ashby-de-la-zouch, Ashby Woulds, and Shepshed, the Rural Districts of Castle Donington Rural District, Castle Donington and Loughborough Rural District, Loughborough, and the Rural District of Ashby de la Zou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
