What is sapcote famous for?

Sapcote is an attractive village with a long history, Iron Age pottery having been unearthed here. An early Bronze Age occupation site has been discovered here and a Roman Villa and Bath House dating from the 1st century AD. From the 12th-14th century the village was the home of the powerful Basset family.

What is Hinckley famous for?

Hinckley is a traditional centre of the hosiery industry. The first framework knitting machine was brought here by Joseph Iliffe in the 17th century and by the 19th century Hinckley was responsible for a large proportion of Britain’s hosiery production.

When was Hinckley founded?

The Normans built a wooden castle overlooking the village of Hinckley but it was abandoned and fell into ruins. Also in the late 11th century, a priory (small abbey) was founded at Hinckley. In the 13th century, the village of Hinckley grew into a small market town.

What county is sapcote?

Leicestershire
Sapcote is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire, England, in the Sparkenhoe Hundred….

Sapcote
District	Blaby
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England

Is Hinckley rough?

Hinckley is often derided as a fairly ordinary place to live. In a county with many beautiful towns and villages it can be looked down on as a bit working class, a bit rough, and even a bit dull. But the town is experiencing a renaissance of late, with developments transforming a drab part of the town centre.

Was there a castle in Hinckley?

Hinckley Castle was an earth and timber motte-and-bailey fortification raised by the Sheriff of Leicester in the late eleventh century. It was de-fortified in the mid-twelfth century and later a mansion was built on the site.

How many people live in Sapcote?

Sapcote is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire, England, in the Sparkenhoe Hundred. It has a population of approximately 2,700, measured at the 2011 census as 2,442. The well-known inland scuba diving site Stoney Cove is nearby.

Whats it like to live in Hinkley?

What’s it like to live in Hinkley?

Like any UK town, Hinckley does experience some crime from time to time although rates are reassuringly low, and Hinckley is a very safe place to live.

How many castles are in Leicestershire?

There are 13 Leicester castles and palaces to pick from. Alternatively, why not explore some other sightseeing days out nearby, including tourist attractions.

What’s the population of Hinckley?

around 110,000
Our population is around 110,000, covering an area of approximately 30 hectares with 16 wards, 24 parishes and 34 councillors.

Is Hinckley a good area to live?

When was Leicester castle first built?

The beginnings of the Castle complex. A motte-and-bailey castle was built in about 1068 inside the south-west corner of the town, and became the centre of power for the first Norman overlord of Leicester, Hugh de Grandmesnil.

What is a Leicester accent?

The Leicester accent is a hotchpotch of all sorts of influences: north, north west, north east, Staffs, the south; all moulded together to form one unique and occasionally hard-to-fathom dialect. And it’s still developing and changing.

Where is Sapcote Leicestershire?

Sapcote is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire, England, in the Sparkenhoe Hundred. It has a population of approximately 2,700, measured at the 2011 census as 2,442.

What is the history of Sapcote?

Under Norman rule, from the 12th-14th century Sapcote became a seat of the powerful Basset family, descendants of the royal justice Ralph Basset (died 1127), who held the neighbouring manor of Stoney Stanton.

What happened to the original Sapcote quarry?

Sapcote prided itself with its skilled sett-cutters, as setts were sent to all parts of the country, and were used in Leicester Town Hall Square. The first quarry to close was Calver Hall in 1880 which was filled in, Granitethore was closed in 1915 and Lovatts in 1924.

What was life like in the village of Sapcote?

After the Reformation the lordship of Sapcote was successively in the Ferrers, Grey and Tufton families. During the 19th century the main occupations of the villagers were frame-work knitting (hosiery) and quarrying. Sapcote, Parish church.