Prestwold is a hamlet and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
[ ] in the
Charnwood district of
Leicestershire, England. The parish has a population of around 60. The population at the 2011 census remained less than 100 and is included in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Hoton. Nearby places are
Hoton, just to the north, and
Burton on the Wolds, to the south-east.
The parish includes
Prestwold Hall and parish church
St Andrew's.
Prestwold has historical connection with Packe family for generations after family founder
Sir Christopher Packe.
People from Prestwold
*Sir
Edward Packe (1878–1946) – British Civil Servant, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire and Justice of Peace.
*
George Hussey Packe (1 May 1796 – 2 July 1874) – Member of Parliament, an army officer present at the Battle of Waterloo, and was instrumental in establishing the Great Northern Railway.
*
Sir Christopher Packe. (1593?–1682) – Lord Mayor of London; member of the Drapers Company; lord mayor, 1654; a prominent member of the Company of Merchant Adventurers; knighted and appointed an admiralty commissioner.
References
Hamlets in Leicestershire
Civil parishes in Leicestershire
Borough of Charnwood
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