Osbaston is a small village and

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in the

Hinckley and Bosworth Hinckley and Bosworth is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England. The council is based in Hinckley, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Earl Shilton and numerous v ...

district of

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, England. At the time of the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 266, which had fallen slightly to 255 at the 2011 census.

History

The village was mentioned in

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(1086) as "Sbermestun". The village developed round the

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manor now represented by

Osbaston Hall Osbaston Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house at Osbaston, Leicestershire. It is the home of the de Lisle family and a Grade II* listed building. The oldest fabric of the house dates from the late 16th or early 17th century. The ...

. The manor later had several owners including Sir Thomas Pope Blount who is considered responsible for the demolition and reconstruction of the manor house. Furthermore, all the buildings of the village were rebuilt before the 19th century. In recent years, new

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s which run into the neighbouring village of Barlestone have been built east of the former Osbaston Toll Gate, notably a dental practice. A small settlement identified as "Osbaston Hollow" has been formed south of

Nailstone Nailstone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, situated to the west of Leicester and north-east of Market Bosworth. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 521, re ...

. Both landmarks lie on the

A447 road The A447 is a road in Leicestershire, England, which links traffic from Hinckley to Coalville. Route Hinckley - Ibstock Starting on the A47 road, A47 crossroad in Hinckley, it heads for Market Bosworth then passing the junction with the B585 ...

Facilities

There are several farms located in and around the village, notably Osbaston House Farm, a goat farm which dates back to 1908 situated on the edge of the

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. A dental practice and a corner shop are located in the area around the former Osbaston Tollgate in which borders the neighbouring village of Barlestone. There is also a public house, The Gate Inn, situated in Osbaston Hollow.

Notable residents

*In 1739, poet

Francis Noel Clarke Mundy Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (15 August 1739 – 23 October 1815) was an English poet, landowner, magistrate and, in 1772, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Sheriff of Derbyshire. His most noted poem was written to defend Needwood Forest which was e ...

was born in the village. *Lee Ryan, a lottery winner who has served a prison sentence for car theft, no longer lives in the village. *Lt Col (Ret.) Duncan Phimister, retired chief executive of

George Eliot Hospital George Eliot Hospital is a single site hospital located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, it is managed by the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. It provides a full range of emergency and elective medical services, including maternity services, to the loc ...

(Nuneaton) who served in the TA and was acting Commanding Officer of

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during April - July 2009. Currently lives in the village.

References

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Villages in Leicestershire Civil parishes in Leicestershire Hinckley and Bosworth {{Leicestershire-geo-stub