History content on Leicestershire Villages
Here is a selection of the history projects that are running on the website right across Leicestershire. If you get involved with your village you will appear on the roll of honour.
- Fleckney History Group Archive
Extensive photographic archive from the history of Fleckney
- Rothley's Village History
Comprehensive historical information on the history of Rothley including photographs, burial records and excellent local history information
- Fleckney Books 2 Connect History Project
An oral history project done in conjunction with the Fleckney primary school
- Lutterworth History
This projects offers summaries of people and places in Lutterworth
- Glenfield Village History
- Witherley: Village History
An insight into the history of buildings in the village of Witherley
- Shepshed's History
A summary of the history of the village including a comprehensive list of listed buildings and the "Legend of the Hangman's Stone"
- Desford - A Brief History
A timeline through the history of Desford
- Higham-on-the-Hill Parish History
A summary of the village history of Higham On The Hill
- Newtown Linford Village History
A comprehensive timeline through the history of the village starting in the year 1241 right through to the present day
- Anstey History
A summary of the history of the village of Anstey including some photographs
- Ashby Parva History
An insight into the forays of Warwickshire troops into the village during the Civil War
- Wigston Parva Historical Notes
A summary of the history of the village of Wigston Parva and is an extract from 'Historical Notes on Sharnford and Wigston Parva' by Rev A. W. Fothergill 1928
- Cosby Village History
Excellent family history resource with transcripts of Parish records, monument inscriptions and roll of honour for those who died in World War I & II
- Thorpe Langton Village History
Comprehensive family history resource with transcribed burial records from the 19c and 15c
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- Barrow Upon Soar
Burial records, war memorial and roll of honour records and census records (1851-1901). Also includes substantial local and oral history
- East Norton
Church registers including photographs of baptism entries and a transcription of the churchyard
- Little Stretton
Details of the school, church and local buildings as well as memories from people in the community. Also includes detailed census transcripts.
- Great Stretton history
View a short summary of the history of the village and details of the history of St Giles church (including transcripts of the monumental inscriptions)
- Blaby
Cemetery burials, workhouse deaths and Blaby Union letter books.
- Blaston
Includes details of cemetery burials, workhouse deaths and Blaby Union letter books
- Botcheston
Lists of landlords and headteachers in the village
- Branston
Parish records including baptism, marriage and burial records
