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Victoria County History: Leicestershire on the website of British History Online (University of London & History of Parliament Trust): Volume 2, 1954 by W. G. Hoskins (editor) assisted by R. A. McKinley. "A part-volume, detailing the history of the religious houses of the county."
Leicester Greyfriars: Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford) founded before 1230 (1265) by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; Burial place of King Richard III after his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth 1485 (confirmed by the recovery of his body 2013); dissolved 1538; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm 1545/6 ...
The publication of the Leicestershire volumes in the English Place-Name Society series commenced in 1998 with that on Leicester. [6] The Leicestershire series compiler Barrie Cox also produced a summary of the key place-names in the county in 2005, [ 7 ] although the number of lost places included was limited.
Pages in category "History of Leicestershire" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Scheduled monuments in Leicestershire (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Leicestershire" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Leicestershire has a long history of livestock farming which continues today. Robert Bakewell (1725–1795) of Dishley, near Loughborough, was a revolutionary in the field of selective breeding. Bakewell's Leicester Longwool sheep was much prized by farmers across the British Empire and is today a heritage breed admired. [11]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Leicester, the county town of Leicestershire, in England. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; ... Leicester Holmes' Mill, Mill La [30] 1826 1828 1826 1846 [30] Leicester Freak ...