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Beeby
Beeby is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 115 according to the 2011 census. It is situated north-east of Leicester, nearer to the villages of Keyham, Leicestershire, Keyham and Hungarton in the neighbouring district of Harborough District, Harborough and lies along the Barkby Brook. This small rural hamlet can be succinctly described as "a series of scattered houses that remain of the shrunken medieval village". The parish also includes the hamlet (place), hamlet of Little Beeby, which consists of several houses within the settlement and is located 200m south east of the All Saints Church, Beeby, All Saints Church. History The villages name is of Anglo-Saxon origin. In the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name was recorded as "Bebi" and derives from the Old English pre-7th Century "beo", meaning bee, plus the Old Norse "byr", a settlement or village; hence, "bee settlement". In the 1870s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints Church, Beeby
All Saints Church is a redundant church, redundant Anglican church in the village of Beeby, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* Listed building#England and Wales, listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. History Most of the church dates from the early 14th century. In the 15th century the tower was added. The chancel was rebuilt in 1819, and the south porch was added in the 19th century. Architecture Exterior The body of the church and the tower are constructed in orange ironstone with white ashlar dressings, the chancel is in brick with red sandstone dressings, and the south porch is in granite and timber. Its plan consists of a nave with a clerestory and north and south aisles, a chancel, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with angle buttresses. In the lowest stage is a west door over which is a two-light window. The middle stage has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
