Brooksby is a deserted village and former
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 ...
, now in the parish of
Hoby with Rotherby, in the
Melton district of
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, Warw ...
, England. It was the ancestral home of the
Villiers family
Villiers ( ) is an Nobility, aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Over time, various members of the Villiers family were made knights, baronets, and peers. Peerages held by the Villiers family include the dukedoms of Duke of Buckingham, Bucki ...
. Brooksby and surrounding villages were served by
Brooksby railway station. In 1931 the parish had a population of 69.
The name 'Brooksby' means 'farm/settlement of Brok' or 'farm/settlement with a brook'.
On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Hoby with Rotherby.
, a 16th-century manor house, and the
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Brooksby
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a church in Brooksby, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The church lies within the grounds of Brooksby Hall. The church consists of a tower, chancel and nave. The tower was ...
, are all that remains of a village that was cleared to enable sheep to be grazed. The church was once the living for Henry Gregg who was married to the writer
Mary Kirby.
[Ann B. Shteir, ‘Kirby, Mary (1817–1893)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200]
accessed 15 September 2014
Today the hall has conference and banqueting facilities.
Brooksby Melton College offers apprenticeships and further education training courses in animal care, countryside, equine, fisheries, and land based service engineering.
References
External links
BrooksbyRetrieved 26 August 2013
Brooksby Hall
Villages in Leicestershire
Deserted medieval villages in Leicestershire
Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
Borough of Melton
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