Lubbesthorpe
Lubbesthorpe is a hamlet and parish in the district of Blaby[1] within Enderby on the outskirts of Leicester, on the west side of the M1 motorway and the River Soar.[2]
Name
The name is said to mean Lubba's Thorpe, i.e. a small settlement belonging to Lubba, an Old English name.[3] It has been spelled as Lubbersthorpe.[2]
History
It was listed in the Domesday Book as a group of nine households.[4] In 1302 there was a chantry chapel, founded by Roger la Zouch, and in about 1534 a manor house (described as "a very faire and gallant house") built by the Earl of Huntingdon.[5] By 1810 these were both ruins and the stone was being removed for road mending.[5] In 1872 it had a population of 64 and belonged to the Duke of Rutland,[6] rising to 118 in 1921.[2]
It was established as a full civil parish in 1866, with various additions and removals changing its area afterwards.[2]
Current
The current houses are a little away from the medieval settlement, the remains of which are now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[7] (A rabbit warren here is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.)[7]
A new housing estate of 4250 homes is planned, informally known as New Lubbesthorpe.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Leicester and Rutland local councils Lubbesthorpe
- 1 2 3 4 GENUKI Lubbesthorpe
- ↑ W. G. Hoskins (1935) Leicestershire Archaeological Society vol XVIII part 2 page 143 "The Anglian and Scandinavian Settlement of Leicestershire"
- ↑ Open Domesday Book Lubbesthorpe
- 1 2 I. S. Leadam (1891) Notes And Queries 7, XI pp 481-2
- ↑ "GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lubbesthorpe, in Blaby and Leicestershire, Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.". Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- 1 2 Ancient Monuments Lubbesthorpe, Leicestershire
- ↑ Leicester Mercury 15 Jan 2014 Plans for 4,250-home estate plan in Lubbesthorpe approved
- ↑ New Lubbesthorpe Design Access Statement
Coordinates: 52°36′20″N 1°12′02″W / 52.6055°N 1.2006°W