Anstey is a large village in
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
, England, located north west of
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
in the borough of
Charnwood. Its population was 6,528 at the 2011 census. This figure is expected to increase due to the building of a new housing development off Groby Road. The village is separated from
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
by the
Rothley Brook, Castle Hill Park and the
A46, and it borders the villages of
Glenfield,
Groby
Groby (pronounced "GREW-bee") is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.
Description
The village has expanded vastly since ...
,
Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford is a linear village in Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,000 at the 2001 census, including Ulverscroft, increasing to 1,103 at the 2011 census.
The village lies in a valley in the Charnwood Fore ...
,
Cropston
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. It is on the edge of Charnwood Forest, and lies close to Bradgate Park. In 1931 the parish ...
and
Thurcaston
Thurcaston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, in the Borough of Charnwood, Charnwood district, in Leicestershire, England. It was the home of Bishop Hugh Latimer.
It borders the villages of Anst ...
as well as the suburb of
Beaumont Leys
Beaumont Leys is a suburb and electoral ward in north-western Leicester, in the Leicester district, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 16,480. Locally, Beaumont Leys is usual ...
and Anstey Heights. To the north-west lies
Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park () is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers . The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland. The River Lin runs ...
.
Anstey is known as the Gateway to
Charnwood Forest
Charnwood Forest is a hilly tract in north-western Leicestershire, England, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough and Coalville. The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas. It also has some extensive tracts of woodland; i ...
. It is a combination of traditional English village (with two
village green
A village green is a commons, common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common pasture, grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for ...
s - the top green and bottom green) and an industrial town (with several 19th-century
hosiery
Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as h ...
factories, many of which are now being turned into apartments) which is made up mostly of a number of small estates, both council and private which are intertwined, often with no clear border.
History
Anstey dates back to
Angle
In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two Ray (geometry), rays, called the ''Side (plane geometry), sides'' of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the ''vertex (geometry), vertex'' of the angle.
Angles formed by two ...
origins, when it was known as Hanstige (later Anstige), meaning a narrow forest track (specifically the meaning is either 'one-way' or 'steep road'
[Courtney]). Anstey was positioned between
Charnwood Forest
Charnwood Forest is a hilly tract in north-western Leicestershire, England, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough and Coalville. The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas. It also has some extensive tracts of woodland; i ...
and
Leicester Forest
Leicester Forest was a Royal Forest that existed to the West of Leicester.
Site and history
The forest occupied an area fourteen miles long and four miles wide between the River Soar and Rothley Brook, and covered 5,000 acres.Fox, Levi & Russel ...
.
Whilst developing the site for the new
Co-op
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...
store in 2002 archaeologists were called in and found remains dating back to the 12th century. A plaque recording this has been placed on the wall of the new shop.
The place-name of Anstey is first recorded in
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
when it was held by one of the county's largest landholders,
Hugh de Grandmesnil
Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032 – 22 February 1098), (known in French as ''Hugues'' and Latinised as ''Hugo de Grentmesnil'', aliter ''Grentemesnil'', etc.), is one of the proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle ...
, castellan of Leicester.
At the time it was a small farming community.
[Lowe, p. 1]
Anstey appears to have had its origins in two distinct settlement foci, each associated with a separate manor, one associated with
Leicester Abbey
The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, was an Augustinians, Augustinian religious house in the city of Leicester, in the East Midlands of England. The abbey was founded in the 12th century by the Robert de Be ...
and one with the Ferrers of
Groby
Groby (pronounced "GREW-bee") is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.
Description
The village has expanded vastly since ...
.
It is believed that Anstey once had a sizable military force - in 1431 William Porter "furnished XIX hommes and IX archers".
When
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...
's army moved south during the 1745 rebellion, although the main body of troops were turned back at
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
, a foraging party reached the commons of Anstey.
Local industry included hosiery from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, leading to a rise in population to around 600 by 1800.
[Lowe, p. 10] By 1845 there were 300 people employed as framework knitters in the village.
[Lowe, p. 11] A decline in the industry in the middle of the nineteenth century saw a fall in the village's population, although hosiery manufacture continued in the village until the mid-twentieth century.
[Lowe, p. 15] Boot and shoe manufacture became a more important part of the village's work between 1860 and 1900, and the first employer in Leicestershire described as a "boot and shoe manufacturer" appeared in Anstey in 1863.
[Bailey, Brian J. (1977) ''Portrait of Leicestershire'', Robert Hale Limited, London, , p. 205] The village's population rose to over 2,500 by 1900, with a corresponding rise in house-building.
Anstey became an independent parish in 1866, having previously been a chapelry of
Thurcaston
Thurcaston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, in the Borough of Charnwood, Charnwood district, in Leicestershire, England. It was the home of Bishop Hugh Latimer.
It borders the villages of Anst ...
.
A number of related industries developed in the village, including tanning and box-making, the latter still present in the village.
[Lowe, p. 19] One of the largest companies in the village was the Anstey Wallpaper Company, which occupied a site east of Cropston Road now filled with houses and the new Co-op store. Nearly all the local factories have now either been demolished or converted into flats. By 1971, the population of the village had risen to almost 6,000.
[Lowe, p. 20] The village is still the home of Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd., known for their large-print editions of popular books, published since 1964.
[Cottin, Lou (1976)]
Growing Older: Easier Reading
", ''Telegraph-Herald
The ''Telegraph Herald'', locally referred to as the ''TH'', is a daily newspaper published in Dubuque, Iowa, for the population of Dubuque and surrounding areas in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The newspaper is the result of a 1901 merger of th ...
'', 24 October 1976, p. 16, retrieved 2011-06-04
The most notable family of Anstey was the Martin family, who lived in the village from the 13th century until 1892.
Two members of the family held the position of
Lord Lieutenant
A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...
of Leicestershire, and the local high school is named after them.
They lived at Anstey Pastures (now demolished),
[Burke, John & Burke, John Bernard (1847) ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, Vol. II: M-Z'', Henry Colburn, London, p. 833] before moving to
The Brand
Vincent James Russo (born January 24, 1961) is an American professional wrestling booker, writer, and pundit.
He is notable for his tenures with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonsto ...
in 1892.
Famous past Anstey residents include
Ned Ludd
Ned Ludd is the legendary person to whom the Luddites attributed the name of their movement.
In 1779, Ludd is supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage. When the "Luddites" emerged in the 1810s, his identity was appropriated ...
(Ludlam),
the machine-wrecker whose name was appropriated by the
Luddites
The Luddites were a secret oath-based organisation of English textile workers in the 19th century who formed a radical faction which destroyed textile machinery. The group is believed to have taken its name from Ned Ludd, a legendary weaver s ...
- whose name was adopted in a recent household development in the village: Ned Ludd Close, and
snooker
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sports, cue sport played on a Billiard table#Snooker and English billiards tables, rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six Billiard table#Pockets 2, pockets, one at each corner and o ...
player and commentator
Willie Thorne
William Joseph Thorne (4 March 195417 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player. He won one ranking title, the 1985 Classic. He also reached the final of the 1985 UK Championship, losing 16–14 to Steve Davis after leading 13–8 ...
, who started playing snooker at the village's
Conservative club
The Association of Conservative Clubs is an organisation associated with the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. It represents and provides support to the largest association of political clubs in the country estimated at 1,100.
The Associ ...
. Footballer
Derek Dougan
Alexander Derek Dougan (20 January 1938 – 24 June 2007) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, football manager, football chairman, pundit, and writer. He was also known by his nickname, "The Doog". He was capped by Northern ...
lived in the village during his time at
Leicester City
Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
.
According to legend, the last
wolf
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...
to be killed in England was shot in a forest "near Anstige in Wolfdale".
Wolfdale was a nearby district towards Newtown Linford, and the name has survived in a slightly altered form with Wooldale Close, one of the streets in the village.
Religion
There are
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
,
United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2022 it has approximately 40,000 members in 1,284 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers.
Origins and history
The United Reformed Church resulte ...
and
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...
churches in the village.
The
parish church of St. Mary is on Bradgate Road, just out of The Nook, has the remains of a 15th-century preaching cross and was previously part of the Parish of Thurcaston.
The United Reformed Church is further up Bradgate Road.
The Methodist
Church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* C ...
is situated near The Nook on Cropston Road, and is a medium-sized church serving the community, being part of the Leicester West Circuit of the Oxford and Leicester District of the Methodist Church. An earlier Methodist church was located on the opposite side of the road to the current church, until it was demolished in the 1980s.
Education
The earliest purpose-built school for children in Anstey was on Bradgate Road, built in 1873 and now a
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
building that has been converted to flats; For many years after later schools were built this continued to serve as the village's infant school until it closed in 1982 whereupon the teaching of infants was relocated to nearby Latimer Primary School. There was also an
Adult School
An adult high school or adult school is a high school facility designed for adult education. It is intended for adults who have not completed high school to continue their education. Some adult high schools offer child care, special integration pro ...
& Institute on Church Lane, the building now occupied by a printing company.
There are currently three schools in Anstey:
* Latimer Primary School, Latimer Street - original building from 1896
* Woolden Hill Primary School, Netherfield Road - opened 1977
*
The Martin High School, Anstey, Link Road - opened 1957, now a secondary academy for 11- to 16-year-olds
College students go to
The Cedars Academy
The Cedars Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Birstall in the English county of Leicestershire.
History
The school opened in 1959 as the Longslade Grammar School, which became a comprehensive before 1966. ...
at
Birstall. They may also go to English Martyrs RC School on Anstey Lane,
Brookvale High School
Brookvale High School, opened 1976, was a mixed middle school in the village of Groby in Leicestershire, England, providing education for students aged 11–14. It shared a large campus with Groby Community College which takes pupils from 14– ...
in
Groby
Groby (pronounced "GREW-bee") is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.
Description
The village has expanded vastly since ...
, or
Rawlins Community College
Rawlins Academy is a secondary school of about 1600 students situated in Quorn, Leicestershire, England.
History Origin
Thomas Rawlins founded the school in 1691.
Grammar school
Rawlins became the Thomas Rawlins Grammar School, also known as ...
in
Quorn
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Quorn is sold as bo ...
(Out of catchment area).
The Martin High School
In March 2008, The Martin High was placed 10th best school in the country and 3rd best in the county for pupils' progress between the ages of 11 and 14.
The Village
Anstey retains some of the charm of a traditional village particularly on the area immediately north of the village centre, but due to its industrial background there are many small terraced houses as well as some pre-fabricated post war council houses in the 'Dutch barn' style. The large houses towards the top of Bradgate Road change into terraced houses in the old industrial area, and then modern suburbia out towards Link Road, where the Anstey Martin school can be found. Just off the Nook is Latimer primary school, named after
Bishop Latimer.
The
Rothley Brook flows through the village on its way to the
River Soar
The River Soar () is a major tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands and is the principal river of Leicestershire. The source of the river is midway between Hinckley and Lutterworth. The river then flows north through Leicest ...
, and there are two ancient bridges (the
Packhorse Bridge
A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses (horses loaded with sidebags or panniers) across a river or stream. Typically a packhorse bridge consists of one or more narrow (one horse wide) masonry arches, and has low Parapet#Bridge ...
and King William's Bridge) and an old
water mill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production o ...
. The packhorse bridge is on the route of the original road from Leicester. King William's Bridge is so named because when
King William III
William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the ...
planned to visit the Grey family at Bradgate in 1696, the existing crossings of the Rothley Brook were found to be too narrow for the Royal coach, so a new bridge had to be constructed.
Anstey also has a
GP surgery, dentist, funeral directors and opticians, and several fast food outlets and restaurants. Around The Nook there are a number of different shops, a post office, as well as pubs - The Coach and Horses, The Crown and The Old Hare and Hounds as well as a Conservative club. The
Working men's club
Working men's clubs are British private social clubs first created in the 19th century in industrial areas, particularly the North of England, Midlands, Scotland and South Wales Valleys, to provide recreation and education for working class me ...
closed in 2009 and The Plough pub in 2012.
In the past Anstey had two cinemas, the Savoy on Cropston Road which was later used as a petrol station/garage before being converted into a pub/restaurant and eventually a furnishings shop, and another on Ellis Street, which now sells wine.
Local Newspaper
For many years, the village had its own newspaper, ''Anstey Scene'', which was a quarterly with news about local events and council meetings. Other local publications included the ''Anstey Directory'' with advertisements for local businesses, including from the Birstall and Glenfield areas, and ''The Anstey Clarion'', a monthly which took reader submitted articles. All of these have now ceased to publish. There is, however, a publication entitled ''Your Local'' which is published monthly.
Local Area
Nearby
Glenfield is the home of
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a to ...
, and all the shops and facilities of the city can be found about four miles (6 km) away in Leicester.
Castle Hill Park lies to the East of the village, connecting Anstey to Beaumont Leys and with the
A46 Leicester Western Bypass running through it.
Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park () is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers . The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland. The River Lin runs ...
, childhood home of
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey ( 1537 – 12 February 1554), later known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553.
Jane was ...
, stretches above the village, between the two neighbouring villages of
Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford is a linear village in Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,000 at the 2001 census, including Ulverscroft, increasing to 1,103 at the 2011 census.
The village lies in a valley in the Charnwood Fore ...
and
Cropston
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. It is on the edge of Charnwood Forest, and lies close to Bradgate Park. In 1931 the parish ...
. For transport, Anstey is served by regular bus services to
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
and the
Beaumont Shopping Centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre is in Beaumont Leys, on the edge of Leicester. The shopping centre is owned by British Land and managed by GVA.
History
The Fletcher Mall portion of the property was sold to Cervidae in April 2021.
Facilities
Th ...
(about a mile away in
Beaumont Leys
Beaumont Leys is a suburb and electoral ward in north-western Leicester, in the Leicester district, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 16,480. Locally, Beaumont Leys is usual ...
), and less regular services to
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...
. By road, Anstey is just off the A46 Leicester Western Bypass, which provides a fast link to the
M1 southbound to London, with the
A50 providing access to the M1 North.
Sport
Anstey is home to
Anstey Nomads Football Club who play in the
East Midlands Counties League
The East Midlands Counties Football League was an English football league that operated from 2008 to 2021, covering the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. The league had one division, which stood a ...
.
Prior to the Second World War there were two separate teams, the Methodist and St. Marys Parish Church football teams. However, following the War in 1947 the two teams merged and became Anstey Nomads. The ground, which is owned by the club, is situated on Cropston Road, Anstey. In addition to the Anstey Nomads there is the youth football team, Anstey Swifts. There also is another local football team, Anstey Town, who play in the Leicestershire Senior League.
There are also
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
(Anstey RFC, formed 1980, who play on the Link Road playing fields) and
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
teams, who play in the local leagues. Anstey and Glenfield CC play in the
Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket League
The Everards Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket League (Leicestershire Cricket League until 2014) is the top level of competition for the amateur, recreational game of club cricket in Leicestershire and Rutland, England, and since 2002 has been ...
at Gynsill Lane playing field on the Anstey/Glenfield border, they have two senior teams playing in Division 6 and Division 8, one friendly XI playing numerous Sunday friendlies as of 2016. Anstey Narborians play on the recreation ground at Stadon Road, in the Leicestershire League.
Anstey has three recreation grounds - the main park ("The Reccy") off Stadon Road which has facilities including floodlit multi play/tennis court area, swings, slides, football pitch and a small area for younger children. From May 2009 it has a kicking wall and shelter to the side of the Jubilee Hall (APC office) built by Anstey Parish council. There is a less well equipped one near Link Road which is occasionally used by the Anstey RFC. Millfield Close also has a small area with play equipment on, which is rented from Charnwood Borough Council.
Ley lines
Anstey and surrounding area have been mentioned in several texts about
ley lines
Ley lines () are straight alignments drawn between various historic structures and prominent landmarks. The idea was developed in early 20th-century Europe, with ley line believers arguing that these alignments were recognised by ancient socie ...
. Anstey has a
standing stone
A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright rock (geology), stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. T ...
and a place called ''The Leys'', which marks the route of the ''Bradgate Ley'', which runs between a notch in the hill near ''Old John'' in
Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park () is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers . The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland. The River Lin runs ...
, and
Oadby
Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston in the county of Leicestershire, England. Oadby is a district centre south east of Leicester city centre on the A6 trunk road. Leicester Racecourse is situated on the border between Oadby ...
.
[Timpson, John (2000) ''Timpson's Leylines'', Cassell & Co., , p.159]
Shopping
Anstey has a variety of different shops and services, making it the commercial centre for the majority of local villages. The largest shops include Potters Carpets & Kitchens, who decided to remain in the village despite the arson attack on their old building,
which remains to be a major source of income for the village, and a large Co-op store on Cropston Road. There were once several petrol stations in the village, although these have all now closed down. Two neighbouring petrol stations on Cropston Road are now occupied by Broughton's Interiors and a car dealer.
Transport
Anstey is served by frequent buses on
service 74 with some infrequent buses running on
Centrebus service 154 and Roberts Travel service 120.
The nearest network railway station is at
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
.
See also
*
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
*
Glenfield, Leicestershire
Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643. Its located at the northwestern fringe of the ...
*
Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford is a linear village in Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,000 at the 2001 census, including Ulverscroft, increasing to 1,103 at the 2011 census.
The village lies in a valley in the Charnwood Fore ...
*
Groby
Groby (pronounced "GREW-bee") is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.
Description
The village has expanded vastly since ...
*
Cropston
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. It is on the edge of Charnwood Forest, and lies close to Bradgate Park. In 1931 the parish ...
*
Beaumont Leys
Beaumont Leys is a suburb and electoral ward in north-western Leicester, in the Leicester district, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 16,480. Locally, Beaumont Leys is usual ...
Notes
References
*Courtney, Paul (2003)
Between Two Forests: the Social and Topographic Evolution of Medieval Anstey, in ''Transactions of the Leicester Archaeological and Historical Society'', vol. 77, p. 35-64
*Lowe, J. W. ''Anstey and its Locality'', Rural Press
External links
Anstey at Leicestershirevillages.comAnstey Parish Council- one of several Anstey references.
The Anstey Methodist Church website*
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