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	Leicestershire - from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
		Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England.
		In 1974, the Local Government Act 1972 abolished the county borough status of Leicester city and the county status of neighbouring Rutland, converting both to administrative districts of Leicestershire.
		The population of Leicestershire (excluding the city of Leicester) is 609,579 (2001).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leicestershire (421 words)

	LEICESTERSHIRE CLIMBS - Intro & History
		The double landscape of Leicestershire - lush smooth valley contrasting with the bare rugged uplands - is caused by very ancient mountains of hard (in a physical, not climbing sense) old rock poking through the more-recent marl deposits.
		Leicestershire was producing over a million tons of granite a year by 1900.
		As a first effort (and it is quite good enough to assess the Leicestershire crags) we can award "points" based on the number and length of climbs together with their star quality.
	www.leicesterclimbs.f9.co.uk /Intro.htm (3457 words)

	Who's Who (Historically Significant Part 2) in Leicester and Leicestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		History in Leicester: From "A Victorian Educator" by Jalna Edwards: In 1883 a young man, whose main qualifications were in the field of music, was appointed to the task of training teacher's for the new schools being built in Leicester.
		History in Leicestershire: Dr. Charles Throsby was born in Glenfield, near Leicester and arrived in the colony of New South Wales, Australia in 1802.
		This the unworthy favourite of James I. and Charles I., was a native of Leicestershire, and was born in 1592.
	www.leicesterandleicestershire.com /Whos_Who3.htm (13801 words)

	Who's Who (Historically Significant Part 1) in Leicester and Leicestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		History in Leicester: The musician John Ella was born in Leicester, 1802, died London in 1888.
		History in Leicestershire: Lord Thomas Grey (1623-1657) was born in Leicestershire at Bradgate house - one of the earliest unfortified houses in England - a true country house in a noble park, built for the pleasure of living, and with no thought of lawless attack.
		History in Leicestershire: Elizabethan diplomat and merchant Anthony Jenkins was born in Market Harborough and his travels took him to many of the countries of Europe, to the Russia of the Tsar Ivan the Terrible and to Persia.
	www.leicesterandleicestershire.com /Whos_Who2.htm (11527 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Situated in the centre of England, Leicestershire covers an area of 984 square miles and includes what was once England's smallest county of Rutland.
		Leicestershireís local government: Apart from the City of Leicester a two-tier local government system provides the rest of the County of Leicestershire with its public services through the Leicestershire County Council and seven District Councils of Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Melton, North-West Leicestershire and Oadby and Wigston.
		Foxes are still plentiful though, and the county is a stronghold of fox hunting with famous hunts such as the Quorn, the Belvoir and the Cottesmore meeting regularly in the winter season in the upper tongue of Leicestershire.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/counties/england/leicester.html (814 words)

	Gamble Surname Family History - Leicestershire History
		Leicestershire, county within the East Midlands region of England, bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Derbyshire.
		Leicestershire's agriculture has traditionally been pastoral and livestock-based, the county being famous for its sheep, Stilton cheese, and pork pies.
		Great Ashby, or Ashby Magna, township, parish and village, in Guthlaxton Hundred, Lutterworth Union, South Leicestershire, a short distance off the Leicester and Lutterworth road, 41/2 miles north east from Lutterworth, 10 miles south-west of Leicester, 2 mile from the Broughton Astley station on the Midland Railway, and 96 miles from London.
	www.gambles.org.uk /lei.htm (1564 words)

	GENUKI - Leicestershire Genealogy - A Guide to Genealogical Research Information for the County of Leicestershire, ...
		"Leicestershire, inland county of England, bounded N. by Notts, E. by Lincolnshire and Rutland, SE.
		The Society of Genealogists holds copies of a variety of parish registers from Leicestershire churches which can be studied at their library in London.
		The Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society has its own web site providing details of its monthly meetings which are held in Leicester, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray, Hinckley and Oakham, its publications and library facilities.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LEI (1567 words)

	Leicestershire
		Leicestershire is a landlocked county in central England.
		It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester which has traditionally been its administrative centre, but is now a unitary authority administratively separate from Leicestershire.
		The population of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester) is 609,579 (2001).
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/le/leicestershire.html (304 words)

	B (LDY) Squadron - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Leicestershire Yeomanry were formed at the Three Crowns Inn, Leicester on 1 0th April 1794 to meet the threat of a French invasion.
		Their major honour came at Frezenburg, when the Leicestershire Yeomanry were left to defend a gap in the line as their neighbouring units had been overwhelmed.
		Its history follows along the lines of the Leicestershire Yeomanry and in 1900 it too sailed for South Africa to take part in the Boer War, winning its first battle honour.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalyeomanry/b_history.htm (441 words)

	Leicestershire
		Leicestershire is primarily an agricultural county (sheep, dairy cattle, wheat, and barley).
		In 1974, Leicestershire was reorganized as a new nonmetropolitan county.
		TWENTY20 FINALS Hodge is the hero as Leicestershire lift cup A balmy day at Edgbaston showed the value and success - to players and spectators alike - of this shortened form of the game.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0829316.html (320 words)

	Legend Of Hoston-stone
		Some years ago I communicated some remarks, which were inserted in the History of Leicestershire, concerning the stone called by the inhabitants of Humberston " Hoston-stone," or " Hoston ;" meaning, perhaps, High-stone.
		Such, according to the testimony of Borlase, in his " History of Cornwall," is the common opinion respecting the many druidical stones in that county.
		This belief was so strongly attached to the Hoston-stone, that some years ago a person visiting it alone, fancied he heard it utter a deep groan; and he immediately ran away to some labourers, about two hundred yards distant, terrified with the apprehension of seeing one of the wonderful fairy inhabitants.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles31n/lore-1.shtml (647 words)

	History of Leicestershire Definition / History of Leicestershire Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book in four wapentakesA wapentake is a term derived from the Old Norse, the rough equivalent of an Anglo-Saxon hundred.
		At the time of the Domesday Book, it was one of Leicestershire's four wapentakes, and covered a much larger area, including Market Bosworth and Hinckley, which would later be made part of the Sparkenhoe hundred....
		These later became hundreds, with the division of Goscote into West GoscoteWest Goscote was a hundred of Leicestershire, that arose from the division of the ancient Goscote hundred into two.
	www.elresearch.com /History_of_Leicestershire (344 words)

	About Leicester and Leicestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Leicester is the county seat of the shire of Leicestershire.
		The counties in England are also termed "Shires." Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, all have county seats and each contain several towns.
		With a history that can be traced back to the Iron Age, the city centre in Leicester has examples of architectural styles dating back to the Roman Times.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3550/16194 (640 words)

	Federation of Family History Societies - ABC: About the Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Its classified Digest section forms an effective cumulative index to current literature for family history, carrying over 400 abstracts of articles appearing in family history, genealogical and heraldic journals or other publications of interest to member societies.
		This is a service enabling family history societies and other organisations to make the content of their publications available on the internet, for researchers to access on a pay-per-view basis.
		This Award, introduced for the first time in 2002, is intended to help educate and encourage the younger generation to research and document their family history.
	www.ffhs.org.uk /General/ABC.htm (1765 words)

	Cyndi's List - What's New on Cyndi's List? - May 2005
		These seven volumes, published by the University of Wisconsin, augment the general histories of the University by focusing on the roles and activities of women students, faculty, and staff and on the development of women’s studies throughout the System.
		Family history of the Westmorland parishes of Grayrigg and Selside, inclusing the township of Whinfell.
		A Sturkie Family History chronicles the Sturkie family that migrated from South Carolina to Texas in the 1870's and lived in Comanche and Erath County, Texas, from the late 1800's until the 1960's.
	www.cyndislist.com /new0505.htm (5750 words)

	North west Leicestershire history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Without coal North-West Leicestershire would not have seen the growth in population that took place throughout the 19th.
		The name of Coalville and the town as we see it to today is a relatively modern part of the history that goes together to form a story that goes back over a thousand years.
		There is evidence of settlement going way back into ancient history, but the organised development of the area first starts to make an impact probably about a thousand years ago.
	home.freeuk.net /astrotree/web5.htm (1428 words)

	Leicestershire History
		Joseph Platt MA BA (Hons) specialises in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Manchester and Midlands ancestry.
		Births and marriages in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire between 1500 and 1960.
		Tom Whittaker's family history including surnames Whittaker from Nottinghamshire, Brooks form Lincolnshire, Cooper from Warwickshire and Payne from Leicestershire.
	www.history1.info /UK%20History/Leicestershire%20History (92 words)

	Leicestershire UK - Genealogy, Surnames, Family and Local History.
		Leicestershire UK - Genealogy, Surnames, Family and Local History.
		The village by village contact site for anybody researching family history, genealogy and local history in the UK and Ireland.
		Every UK county, town and village has a page for family history, local history, surname and genealogy enquiries.
	www.curiousfox.com /history/leicestershire.lasso (1762 words)

	Leicester and Leicestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Helping Leicester and Leicestershire expats to stay in touch with their routes and to feel proud of their heritage.
		Brought to you courtesy of the excellent website "Wartime Leicestershire." This page of the site is a collection of stories by present-day seniors who remember (often nostalgically) - as children or as young adults - those wartime days.
		Leicester Chronicler, Leicestershire Past and Present and The East Midland Oral History Archive are the premier sites for history in, and historical info about, Leicester and Leicestershire.
	www.leicesterandleicestershire.com (4060 words)

	Cyndi's List - England - Leicestershire
		Index of places mentioned in the titles of articles in the published volumes of the Victoria History of the Counties of England.
		For those with interests in family history, geography, history, etc. in the English county of Leicestershire.
		Compiled by Family History Societies of England & Wales and hosted by the Federation of Family History Societies.
	www.cyndislist.com /eng-lei.htm (1362 words)

	Museums in Leicestershire
		Leicestershire is a diverse county that is both rich in culture and in history.
		This is reflected by museums in the county, which house many objects of local, national and international importance.
		The Record Office in Wigston Magna is the centre for research into the history of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
	www.leics.gov.uk /museums (242 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Understanding Leicestershire and Rutland Place-Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		'Understanding Leicestershire and Rutland Place-Names' analyses the whole range of place-names which occur in Leicestershire and Rutland, most of which were coined between 1,000 and 1,500 years ago.
		This book also looks at the distribution of the names, the languages from which they are derived, the successive waves of conquerors and migrants who fought and settled here, and the society they created.
		Place-names are a valuable part of our cultural heritage, providing a detailed insight into the early history of the region.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1872883710 (389 words)

	Bowne Family
		William BOWNE married Frances TAYLOR on 4 November 1782 at Norton Juxta, Leicestershire, England.
		All the above children were baptised at Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire, England.
		William BOWNE (born 1783) married Mary ORCHARD on the 28 May 1804 in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England.
	www.geocities.com /wanderer57au/Bowne.html (72 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Leicestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		About Leicestershire - Guide to the county with virtual tours and a what's on section.
		Leicestershire County Council - Information about local councillors, plans and strategies.
		Leicestershire Villages - Online community for residents of, and visitors to this county.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Leicestershire (278 words)

	CASBAH: Leicestershire Racism Awareness Consortium
		Administrative/Biographical history: The Leicestershire Racism Awareness Consortium (LRAC) was one of three major projects launched within the voluntary sector in 1983 - the other two being in Fulham and Hammersmith and in Manchester.
		The principle objective of the consortium was to combat institutional racism within the voluntary community in Leicestershire.
		The aim was to examine the extent of institutional racism within the voluntary sector and to promote awareness of such racism through racism awareness training and other means, to help voluntary organisations in the county develop appropriate and effective policies and procedures to meet the needs of the multi-ethnic community.
	www.casbah.ac.uk /cats/archive/180/LEICSA009.htm (306 words)

	Leicestershire UK - Genealogy, Surnames, Family and Local History.
		No history of Mary Ann or her origins.
		Ancient stocks stand under a chestnut tree planted in 1871 to celebrate the coming of age of the lord of the manor's son, Earl of Aylesford.
		Should you be related to this Grimston family, or maybe to the Frisbys, the Freestones or the Sharps and have a strong interest in Grimston's history, please make contact.
	www.curiousfox.com /history/leicestershire_4.html (1935 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		These later became hundred (division) hundreds, with the division of Goscote into West Goscote and East Goscote, and the addition of Sparkenhoe hundred.
		In 1974, due to the Local Government Act 1972, the county of Rutland was annexed to Leicestershire as a Districts of England district, and Leicester's county borough status was abolished, it becoming a district also.
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article History of Leicestershire.
	www.mauspfeil.net /History_of_Leicestershire.html (195 words)

	Leicestershire Cradocks
		Also had connections with Woodhouse Eaves, Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire, and was Lord of the Manor of Walton-on-the-Wolds.
		Thomas practiced as a solicitor in Loughborough and was honorary secretary for the Quorn Hunt for many years during the nineteenth century.
		Edward CRADOCK born abt 1797, of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, bp 22 May 1797, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, married 11 Nov 1836, Eliza WHITBY born abt 1807, died 25 Mar 1876.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~rain/quorn.htm (921 words)

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