Sapcote — is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire, England, with a population of approximately 2,700. The well known inland scuba diving site Stoney Cove is nearby in the superior village of Stoney Stanton.It was mentioned in the Domesday… … Wikipedia
Stoney Stanton — is a village in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of over 7,000 in 2001. It constitutes a civil parish. The village is on a rocky outcrop and was the site of a quarry, which was closed in 1958. It has been since… … Wikipedia
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford — John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, KG, PC, JP (c. 1485 ndash; 14 March 1554/1555) was an English royal minister in the later Tudor era. He served variously as Lord High Admiral and Lord Privy Seal.He was the son of James Russell of Kingston… … Wikipedia
Blaby (district) — Infobox UK district name = Blaby District status = District region = East Midlands admincounty = Leicestershire area = Ranked 222nd 130.47 km² adminhq = Narborough onscode = 31UB population = Ranked English district rank|ONS=31UB English district … Wikipedia
Hugh de Grandmesnil — (1032 – February 22, 1098), also known as Hugh or Hugo de Grentmesnil or Grentemesnil, was a commander at the Battle of Hastings, and became a great landowner in England.He was the elder son of Robert of Grandmesnil and Hawise d Echaffour. Robert … Wikipedia
South Luffenham — is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.It once had a railway station that was located to the north of the village and also served the neighbouring village of North Luffenham. It was opened in 1848 and closed in 1966 … Wikipedia
James Harrington (author) — James Harrington (or Harington) (3 January 1611 11 September 1677) was an English political theorist of classical republicanism, [ England s premier civic humanist and Machiavellian. He was not the first to think about English politics in these… … Wikipedia
Croft, Leicestershire — Croft centre Croft quarry Croft is a village of 700 homes in the … Wikipedia
Narborough, Leicestershire — Coordinates: 52°34′22″N 1°12′08″W / 52.5727°N 1.2023°W / 52.5727; 1.2023 … Wikipedia
List of places in Leicestershire — Location map+|Leicestershire caption = Some of the larger settlements of Leicestershire. float = right width = 350 places = Location map |Leicestershire label = Melton Mowbray long = 0.886 lat = 52.7661 background = white Location map… … Wikipedia