Humberstone, west, is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1886 out of the civil parishes of humberstone, evington, and belgrave, leicestershire. Hhgc was 1 of 3 leicester county council run courses but after the closure of oadby and then western park, hhgc is the only remaining municipal course in leicestershire. Book is filled with archives unique images of leicester and its county. Leicestershire was recorded in the domesday book in four wapentakes. These later became hundreds, with the division of goscote into west goscote and east goscote, and the addition of sparkenhoe hundred. Jane humberstone historical records and family trees. Throughout history the stone has gone by many names, humber stone being the most recent, named after the closest village. So thats the reason they came to humberstone school. New york had the highest population of humberstone families in 1840. Highcross street hill hinckley hosiery humberstone humberstone gate incumbent inhabitants james john joiner joseph.
A history of the county of leicestershire british history. In the domesday survey the village name is spelt humerstane, then humberstane 1, humbrestein 1205, humbrestain 1229, humbreston 1299 and finally humberstone. West humberstone, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and. With all the latest news, new research, vintage photos and fascinating features. The romans invaded britain in 43 ce and they captured leicestershire by 47 ce.
In the 1086 domesday book, it is rendered in its original form as humbrestone. Humberstone, leicestershire, now part of the city of leicester, england humberstone railway station. The towers, being a large institution in its own right, formed its own group away from the glenfrith group soon after and was later linked more closely to neighbouring mental hospitals in the area with which catchment area boundaries were modified, although few attempts were made to amalgamate services with the carlton hayes hospital at. Ofsted rating outstanding phase of education primary school type academies dfe number 2237 urn 9983 number of pupils 359 special classes. The humber stone hoston, hell stone, holy stone standing stone. Mar 31, 2020 garden city was the name given to a small suburb of leicester in humberstone, between keyham lane and netherhall road, which was the location for an unusual housing experiment by a workers co. This is the official leicestershire police page for the keyham lane police. See also leicestershire section of list of lost settlements in the united kingdom. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title humberstone. Guide to humberstone, leicestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Tr potters history of charnwood forest claims that on this spot the druids were accustomed to celebrate the beltain. Humberstone junior school leicestershire county council.
There were 308 places in the county of leicestershire in domesday book. Nichols included most of throsbys work in his history of the county of leicester. Leicestershire has a long history of livestock farming which continues today. New humberstone, an extension of leicester on the east, but not wholly within the city, is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1886 out of the parishes of humberstone, evington and belgrave, consisting of new humberstone and new evington, with a station called humberstone on the grantham and leicester branch of the london and north eastern. The ward had a relatively older population, with the greatest share of the areas residents being between the ages of 30 and 59. Humberstone, leicestershire photos, maps, books and memories of humberstone everything old maps books memories nearby places. It was the capital of the local celtic tribe, the corieltauvi. St mary is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. Humberstone, a village and a parish in billesdon district, leicestershire. Recorded in a number of forms including humberstone, hummerston, humberston, and humburton, this is an english surname.
This book gives a history of the fitties and recounts how the humberston sand dunes accommodated the tents of summer campers in victorian and edwardian times and how the bungalow camp began in the dunes after the first world war. Weve got personal service and tailormade holidays all wrapped up. Robert humberstone abt 1781 leicestershire, england managed by gale williams last edited 24 feb 2019. Anchor tenants limited humberstone garden suburb history and local background. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. Nov 08, 2017 the evacuees who came to humberstone were evacuated to leicestershire because during world war 2, bombs would be dropped by the luftwaffe which would injure children. James thompson 1871, the history of leicester in the eighteenth century, leicester. Media in category humberstone, leicester the following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total. Villagers and village history books say they are christian. The ward comprises the suburb of humberstone in the west, netherhall in the southeast and hamilton to the northeast which makes hamilton the most northeasterly suburb of leicester. A detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious houses. Book is filled with archives unique images of leicester. Welcome to part 2 of our study into the vestiges of the danelaw in humberstone, leicester.
Leicester and leicestershire s premier history blog. History of new humberstone, in leicester and leicestershire. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about jane humberstone on myheritage, the worlds family history network. In 1892 445 acres of the parish were taken into the borough of leicester as west humberstone civil parish. Tui holiday store, 14 humberstone gate, leicester tui uk.
Covers the thirtyeight parishes of gartree hundred and also the. The village remained a largely rural community up to the end of the 19th century. Mills, a dictionary of english placenames, oxford university press, 1991 there is a humberstone parish in leicestershire, a township with this name in welland county, ontario, canada, and a. History and antiquities of the county of leicester. This is humberstone road, at its junction with curzon street, in the late 1960s. Humberston or humberstone, as the village was first known takes its name from a large boulder, the humber stone, which was deposited on the site of the former midfield farm during the last ice age. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of humberstone. Humberstone was one of six parks conceived in the 1920s to cater for leicesters rapidly expanding suburbs. In 1840 there was 1 humberstone family living in new york. It comprises the northeastern leicester suburbs of humberstone, humberstone garden city. George glebe granby street grocer hall harborough henry high st high street highcross street hill hinckley hosiery humberstone humberstone gate incumbent inhabitants james john joiner joseph lane leicester leicestershire lord loughborough lutterworth maker manor. History, gazetteer, and directory of the counties of leicester and rutland.
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. History of humberstone, in leicester and leicestershire. This new civil parish was dissolved in 1896 and absorbed in leicester civil parish. Leicester city, leicestershire genealogy genealogy. Buy a peoples history of leicester first edition by ned newitt isbn. A sobering look down at leicesters humberstone gate. Three miles northeast of leicester lies the only ancient stone marked on the ordnance survey maps of. Humberstone heights golf club was formed in 1978 a year after the opening of the golf course in 1977. Leicester garden city suburb was early experiment in healthy. The most humberstone families were found in the uk in 1891. This was 100% of all the recorded humberstone s in the usa. New humberstone, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Humberstone gate and wharf street for their everyday needs.
It is within the extended borough of leicester, and has a station on the g. Bakewells leicester longwool sheep was much prized by farmers across the british empire and is today a heritage breed admired. Please be aware that st marys church has been closed until further notice due to the covid19 crisis. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of new humberstone, in leicester and leicestershire map and description, a vision of britain through time. Leicester garden city suburb was early experiment in. Humberstone photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. New humberstone, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and. The line was originally opened by the midland counties railway, which joined the north midland railway and the birmingham and derby junction railway to form the midland railway which opened humberstone road station the small village of humberstone, situated some two miles further northeastwards was noted for its alabaster mine but, humberstone road station alongside what is now the. In 187072, john marius wilson, imperial gazetteer of england and wales described humberstone like this.
It is locational and derives from one of the various places in the counties of leicestershire and lincolnshire called humberstone, or in yorkshire the lost medieval village of humburton. The identification of deserted villages and lost places in leicestershire owes much to the pioneering work of william george hoskins during his time at the university of leicester. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and. In 1087, the first recorded use of the name was as laegrecastrescir. Though they have never owned in this time more than a few acres of their own, they represent none the less a solid and comfortable yeoman family. Humberstone was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of goscote and the county of leicestershire. My leicestershire history is a free and fully searchable online resource containing photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of leicester and leicestershire. The humberstone family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. For close upon five hundred years the humberstones have farmed land in leicestershire.
Buy the illustrated history of leicesters suburbs reprint by jordan, christine isbn. The placename humberstone is first attested in the domesday book of 1086, where it appears as humerstane. Beltain was also celebrated in leicester, ashbydelazouch, hinckley and. I n the year of a general election it is very appropriate that there should be two articles relating to earlier elections in the county, one in south leicestershire. The leicestershire historian, which is published annually, is the magazine of the leicestershire local history council and is distributed free to members. Garden city was the name given to a small suburb of leicester in humberstone, between keyham lane and netherhall road, which was the location for. The evacuees who came to humberstone were evacuated to leicestershire because during world war 2, bombs would be dropped by the luftwaffe which would injure children. The council exists to bring local history to the doorstep of all interested people in leicester and leicestershire, to provide opportunities for them to. Humberstone, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. They say that the hare represents christ who is chasing away the devil, who here is portrayed as a dragon.
We follow the house of bishops guidance and policies and have our own parish safeguarding officers, psos. Outside humberstone village, leicester, a large granite stone can be seen. Humberstone lies on the route pilgrims took from leicester to launde abbey. Pictures showcase everything from parks and alleyways to victorian mills and factories. Things to do in leicestershire 7 of the best leicestershire. To illustrate a histofy of thehlm8fkskwf family croxtdn. The danes landed at the site of the village in 870. A second major extension to the boundaries following the changes in 1892 took place in 1935, with the annexation of the remainder of evington, humberstone, beaumont leys, and part of braunstone. Mrs cadwaller, librarian and archivist, the garden city. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place.
The vikings swarmed down the river soar and invaded leicester in. Search 181 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. The ward takes its name from the historical village of humberstone and the modern housing estate of hamilton. This leicester scene has long since been consigned to the history books. Humberstone railway station was a railway station serving the eastern side of leicester. Robert sikes jane humberstone in leicestershire parish, marriage records. A sobering look down at leicest ers humber stone gate. When i started my family research back in 1999 there was nothing a part from the igi to help me with my family research, i purchased records on cd and also records on microfiche to find out more about my leicestershire family history, so this is why i am sharing the records i have and also records which other family researchers have shared with. The small village of humberstone, situated some two miles further northeastwards was noted for its alabaster mine but, humberstone road station alongside what is now the a47, served the northern side of leicester which.
Books about humberstone area browse 32 photo books on humberstone and the surrounding area. The station opened in 1882 and closed to regular traffic in 1953 but remained open for summer weekend specials until 1962. It forms part of the universitys special collections online. Leicestershire and rutland local history societies p. It is locational and derives from one of the various places in the counties of leicestershire and lincolnshire called humberstone, or in yorkshire the. But the likelier of two men did not always sit, as, for example, in the same county in 1571, henry hastings, son of sir edward, died in 1629. History of humberstone, in leicester and leicestershire map and. New humberstone, an extension of leicester on the east, but not wholly within the city, is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1886 out of the parishes of humberstone, evington and belgrave, consisting of new humberstone and new evington, with a station called humberstone on the grantham and leicester branch of the london and north eastern railway, in the eastern division of the. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of humberstone, in leicester and leicestershire map and description, a vision of britain through time. Sir edwards prominence in the county, and the fact that he had been senior knight of the shire for leicestershire in the previous parliament tips the balance and makes his son the likelier member. History of humberstone, in leicester and leicestershire map.
It had a recorded population of 20 households in 1086. Unlisted humberstone managed by robin helstrom last edited 8 feb 2019. Humberstone, a village and a parish in leicestershire. A third major revision of the boundaries took place in 1966, with. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and village in leicestershire, from the first settlers to the present day.
May 1 has a history of being celebrated in leicestershire and the festival led to the naming of the village known as mapplewell maypole well. Nov 23, 2012 to the north of humberstone village, next to a roundabout and close to the porsche garage, is a standing stone leicestershires only ancient monolith known today as the humber stone. The village of humberstone is first recorded in the domesday records of 1086, being identified as humerstan. Minute books, drawings of house plans and designs, and the use of books belonging to the estate. For statistics about humberstone itself, go to units and statistics. Mills, a dictionary of english placenames, oxford university press, 1991 there is a humberstone parish in leicestershire, a township with this name in welland county, ontario, canada, and a town with this name in the country of chile. Humberstone park with its attractive gardens, popular childrens play area and sunken garden was opened in 1925. Leicestershire deserted villages and lost places wikipedia.
St marys and st barnabas, humberstone a church near you. History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and the. Robert bakewell 17251795 of dishley, near loughborough, was a revolutionary in the field of selective breeding. Find and book your next holiday at the tui holiday store in leicester. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. It was on the great northern railway leicester branch. Charles humberstone 12 mar 1893 gainsborough, lincolnshire, england 1985 managed by. The society will continue to publish the leicestershire historian. In this part we start by looking at the archaeological evidence that humberstone was once a viking settlement, named after the viking prince, hubba. It blossomed in the 1920s and 1930s but during the.
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