Distance: about three miles; about 75 minutes General conditions and accessibility: mixture of tarmac paths, firm granite chip walks and uneven muddy surfaces with several stiles to climb and kissing gates to pass through.
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The Mountsorrel Buttermarket has been photographed, drawn and painted many times since it was first erected in 1793.
Members of the Ecology Sub-group of the Mountsorrel Heritage Group have been out and about, writing up notes on some of their favourite walks in the village. These have been reproduced in the walks, complete with photos (alphabetical) and markers (numerical) on the sketch map to help guide you on your way, and to show […]
Mountsorrel’s Knight, William Marshall
The Court of Pie Powder was a special court which sat in medieval times during fairs and markets. The purpose of the court was to settle disputes between merchants and customers as well as dealing with acts of theft and violence.
Distance: Approx. 3 miles, although a shorter version is included General conditions and accessibility: Please be aware that children and dogs need to be under close control, as the road can be busy, and part of the walk is alongside the river. Also please be aware that there are several stiles on this walk, two flights […]
In 1987 the gravestones were removed to Mountsorrel Cemetery where they now lie, some in a very poor state of repair. The Elizabeth Thornton charity still exists, now linked to the Bartholomew Hickling Charity. Elizabeth was married to Edward Thornton. It is not known where in Mountsorrel they lived but the house was a substantial […]
The 1891 Census for England was taken on the night of 5 April 1891 to record all the individuals who had spent the night in the house. People who were travelling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night. The census comprised the whole of the civil […]
The 1901 census is divided into two districts and was taken on the night of 31st March 1901. CENSUS 1901 The enumerator for this part of the census was Mr.William George Darker. The area covered comprised ..”that part of the Parish of Mountsorrel which lies to the east of the Turnpike Road leading from Leicester […]
