History of gumley, in harborough and leicestershire other. Gumley, leicestershire photos, maps, books and memories of gumley everything old maps books memories nearby places. Gumley hall, built by joseph cradock in 1764, has now gone. Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the church of st helen is a scheduled monument in gumley, leicestershire, england. Gumley is a village and civil parish in the harborough district, in the county of leicestershire, england, united kingdom. In domesday book 1087 the county is recorded as ledecestrescire and in 1124 le. I try my best to keep the data accurate and uptodate, but there are often cases where information is either missing or inccurate, so i appreciate all the help i can get.
Although many were occupied for only a short period of time, motte castles continued to be built and occupied from the 11th to the th centuries, after which they were superseded by other types of castle. Antique print, gumley hall, leicestershire leicester 1790 engraving. View of gumley lake, leicestershire kibworth c of e primary school. Gumley photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. It stood on what is now a large open space between the church and the stables at the top of the hill. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources. Covers the thirtyeight parishes of gartree hundred and also the town of market harborough.
Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. From the victoria history of the counties of england, a history of the county of leicestershire. Browse 34 photo books on gumley and the surrounding area. Nichols included most of throsbys work in his history of the county of leicester. Groby castle project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the church of st helen is a scheduled monument in gumley, leicestershire, england. Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to queen victoria, the victoria county history is an encyclopaedic record of englands places and people from earliest times to the present day. There were 308 places in the county of leicestershire in domesday book. Buy antique print, gumley hall, leicestershire leicester 1790 engraving by isbn. Gumley area information leicestershire england, uk. Gumley, harborough, leicestershire, le16 ii gumley war memorial gumley, harborough, leicestershire, le16 ii hall farm stables gumley, harborough, leicestershire, le16 ii leys farmhouse gumley, harborough, leicestershire, le16 ii pump circa 10 metres south of too cottage gumley, harborough, leicestershire, le16 ii rose cottage and adjoining house. Join facebook to connect with gumley leicestershire and others you may know. The name gumley is a contraction of the anglosaxon gutmundesleah meaning godmunds.
The present 110 inhabitants mainly live on either side of its one and only street, at the top of which stands the church of st helen, built in the grounds of gumley hall. Leicestershire the following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. They cover a range of socioeconomic factors so you can compare gumley to figures for leicestershire and. Dilapidated following wartime requisition and postwar use as demobilisation centre. A history of the county of leicestershire british history. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. We walked over bridge 61 and turned along the towpath north, away from the locks area. At the time of the reign of edward the confessor the village had been divided into two lordships.
Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and. Gumley lies eleven miles southeast of leicester at the eastern end of a ridge of hills. He died of thypus fever in october, 1649 in ireland during cromwells irish campaign. He was per the leicestershire poll books at leicester a freeholder at. Walking gumley laughton mowsley foxton gumley a tenmile circular walk encompassing three of south leicestershires best villages, with their old houses, delightful churches one with an ancient thatchtopped mud wall followed by a return along a threemile stretch of the grand union canal with foxton locks, one of leicestershires best tourist attractions. John throsby 1789 select views in leicestershire, from original drawings, containing historical and descriptive accounts of castles, religious houses, and seats in that countydo. In 1086 the recorded population was 20, by 1821 this had risen to 289 before a gradual fall to just over a 100 today. Where hortons lived in england by margaret shrull january 06, 2003 at 09. The motte castle at gumley is a well preserved example of a leicestershire motte and will retain archaeological evidence. Gumley lies eleven miles southeast of leicester at the eastern end of a ridge of hills which runs from husbands bosworth through mowsley and laughton, north of the welland valley. Full text of leicestershire parish registers see other formats. So far, i know that there are three lines of hortons that came here to america. Jan 22, 2019 thomas horton was born about 1600 in gumley, leicestershire, england. Based at the institute of historical research in the university of london since 1932, the vch is written by historians working.
Gumley, leicestershire click on the map for other historical maps of this place in 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described gumley like this. The vestry minute book, 188794, shows that two annual vestry meetings were held, one in march for the ratepayers and one in april for the inhabitants. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m. If you are thinking of moving to gumley or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. The mercian kings met at gumley in 749 and 775 ad the church was rebuilt 1759. Gumley, or godmundesleach in its earliest recorded form, has a long documented history. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Gumley is a village and civil parish in the harborough district, in the county of leicestershire. Thomas horton was born about 1600 in gumley, leicestershire, england. Listed buildings in gumley, harborough, leicestershire.
The rate of claiming any benefit which includes in work benefits is more than 10% lower in gumley than the national average, suggesting higher. If you have any additional information about postcodes in gumley, leicestershire, please contact me. Gumley is a village in leicestershire, england, united kingdom. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources the purpose of this project is to give a historical background to leicestershire, to provide information about those individuals of historic. Landscape between two buildings county hall, leicestershire county council artworks collection. After a few hundred yards we crossed the footbridge, with its leicestershire round waymark and headed across the fields towards gumley with the church spire and. Helen, a parish, in the union of harborough, hundred of gartree, s. Featuring over 200,000 oil paintings by some 38,000 artists.
Gumley, a village and a parish in leicestershire, near the union canal, 4 miles n from theddingworth station on the l. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Volume 5, gartree hundred by j m lee and r a mckinley. Items of interest saddington reservoir, popular with anglers and water birds. Please join the project and add information if you can. Gumley parish records leicestershire lookup requests. Hello everyone, ive finally finished nailing down just where hortons lived in england. Gumley, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. They lie southeast of leicester, between the a50 and the a6. A classic british country pub, set in the picturesque leicestershire village of gumley, a stones throw from the.
The scheduled ancient monuments of leicestershire and rutland. Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field. The history of the parish of langton, with that portion of the hundred of gartree, leicestershire, containing the parishes of great bowden, blaston, carlton, cranoe, foxton, glooston, gumley, hallaton, ilston, kibworth, smeeton, slawston, shangton, staunton, and welham. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in. For more information on other towns in leicestershire, you can visit our towns in leicestershire page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually, is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council and is distributed free to members. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. Gumley motte castle, gumley 1012571 historic england. It forms a comprehensive gazetteer which draws together detailed descriptions, maps and photographs of these legally protected sites. Gumley, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Gumley, leicestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council, and is distributed free to members.
After 1836 gumley was included in market harborough union. Gumley is eleven miles southeast of leicester and is sited on the ridge of high ground with its near neighbours mowsley and laughton. Gumley, a parish in market harborough district, leicester. Jul 16, 2009 hi jean, the igi has a submitted record, so must be treated with caution. History of gumley, in harborough and leicestershire map. History of gumley, in harborough and leicestershire. The 212 entries take in castles and crosses, bridges and burial mounds, hillforts, lost villages and more. The schoolgirl hinckley academy and john cleveland sixth form centre. Hi jean, the igi has a submitted record, so must be treated with caution. At the march meeting 2 overseers and a guardian of the poor, 2 collectors of taxes, a constable, and a waywarden were elected.
Gumley, leicestershire ilivehere britains worst places. Media in category st helens church, gumley the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Further reading published in the 18th19th centuries. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of gumley. The population of the civil parish including laughton, leics at the 2011 census was 209.
Local information for the town of gumley, leicestershire. Charters were signed by the mercian kings ethelbald in ad 749 and offa in ad 772 and 779 at the settlement. They are the yorkshire hortons, the leicestershire hortons and a horton that came from ireland. Art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk. Thomas was the second son of william horton and his wife isabell of gumley in leicestershire. Thomas briggs christening 7 jan 1811, gumley, leicester father. Property details for the gables main street gumley market. Postcodes in gumley, leicestershire, england postcode. History and antiquities of the county of leicester. It turns out that the entry from gumley in the victoria county history of leicestershire cites cheesmans book things worth while as its authority for the statement that the woods there contained many foxes and badgers.
Its construction in 1764, and in particular the landscaping of its grounds, brought changes to the village. This is the first book to cover all the scheduled ancient monuments of leicestershire and rutland. After a few hundred yards we crossed the footbridge, with its leicestershire round waymark and headed across the fields towards gumley with the church spire and the tower of tower house visible in the woods. Still life with flowers and apple paintings in hospitals. The history of the parish of langton, with that portion of. Helen, surrounded by high trees, is an ancient building of stone in the early english and decorated styles, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch and a western tower with octagonal spire, containing 3 bells, rehung in 1898. Photos, maps, books and memories of gumley everything. The rate of unemployment in gumley is both lower than the average for leicestershire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. See all books memories of gumley read and share your memories of gumley itself or of a particular photo of gumley. History of gumley, in harborough and leicestershire map and. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in leicester and leicestershire, to provide opportunities for them to.
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