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.
Author: Keith Foster
MHG Buddon Wood Farm walk
A walk of about three miles, taking about an hour and a half.
General conditions and accessibility:
Village paths as well as paths around and across former grazing land and the reinstated quarry areas. A mixture of tarmac paths, firm granite chip walks and uneven muddy surfaces with some kissing gates to pass through.
MHG Riverside walk
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 of steps, and a path which can be muddy at times. Continue reading “MHG Riverside walk”
MHG Albert’s walk
Distance: Two miles approximately.
General conditions and accessibility:
Mixture of tarmac paths, unpaved tracks, occasional muddy patches in wet weather or winter conditions, kissing gates.
Start and finish:
The Butter Market, Market Place, Mountsorrel, LE12 7BA
The New Town and Borough of Mountsorrel
Mountsorrel is not listed in the Domesday Survey of 1086, and there is no evidence that it existed before the arrival of the Normans. The first recorded mention of Mountsorrel is in about 1148, in a charter made between the Earl of Chester and the Earl Leicester.
Continue reading “The New Town and Borough of Mountsorrel”Free School at the Chappel Yard
The foundation of a Free English School at a place called Chappel Yard in Mountsorrel is recorded in an indenture dated 14 October 1746 between Sir Joseph Danvers & his son John Danvers and the Rector of Swithland.
Continue reading “Free School at the Chappel Yard”1891 CENSUS
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 parish of Mountsorrel comprising the amalgamated townships of Christchurch and St Peter. Also the formerly detached parts of Rothley Temple comprising Mountsorrel Lane and Castledine Lodge. And boats at lock if any.
The census was transcribed by Pat Neal. If you have any queries regarding information within the census, please contact me via my email address-patrick.neal7@ntlworld.com
Interview with Roy Bennett
Getting to Work
Quarry workers walking to work along Crown Lane Continue reading “Getting to Work”
Moses Neal
Three enormous chunks of Mountsorrel granite……. Continue reading “Moses Neal”