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1. Bosworth Festival_1: (Gallery / Bosworth Festival 2011); Created on 21 February 2017
2. Bosworth Festival_2: (Gallery / Bosworth Festival 2011); Created on 21 February 2017
3. Bosworth Festival_3: (Gallery / Bosworth Festival 2011); Created on 21 February 2017
4. Bosworth Festival_4: (Gallery / Bosworth Festival 2011); Created on 21 February 2017
5. Bosworth Festival_5: (Gallery / Bosworth Festival 2011); Created on 21 February 2017
6. LOCAL INFORMATION: (Category); With three churches, a school, "small stately home" and other buildings of interest Husbands Bosworth is a typical English village. For more information or to report any mistakes please contact us ...; Created on 27 December 2014
7. HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (Category); The earliest settlement in the Husbands Bosworth area is a New Stone Age encampment dating from around 3500BC. The village was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086. Since then the village has evolved ...; Created on 27 December 2014
8. BOSWORTH ON CAMERA: (Category); Created on 27 December 2014
9. BOSWORTH FESTIVAL: (Category); Created on 13 February 2017
10. BOSWORTH BUGLE: (Category); Created on 27 December 2014
11. Bosworth Bugle: (Contacts / Uncategorised); Bosworth Bugle; Created on
12. WALKS ABOUT BOSWORTH: (LOCAL INFORMATION); Walks about BOSWORTH Walk 1 -- BOMBER COUNTY A reasonably easy walk in open open countryside, exploring Bosworth’s quarrying legacy and the ghost of wartime Bosworth. Walk 2 -- TUNNEL ...; Created on 12 December 2020
13. BOSWORTH FESTIVAL: (BOSWORTH FESTIVAL); A date for your diaries! BOSWORTH FESTIVAL 2020 will be on Saturday, June 27th in the grounds of Bosworth Hall. Gates will open for stall-holders and setting up from 9.00am; open to the public from 10.30am. ...; Created on 13 February 2017
14. BYGONE BOSWORTH: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); BYGONE BOSWORTH is a series of periodical publications by Husbands Bosworth Historical Society. Since 1977, the Historical Society have published occasional booklets under the Bygone Bosworth title. ...; Created on 27 December 2014
15. NEOLITHIC BOSWORTH: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); The Leicestershire Minerals Plan, drawn up in 1996 by Leicestershire County Council calculated the minerals and aggregates requirement of the county of Leicestershire for the period to 2006. Husbands Bosworth ...; Created on 27 December 2014
16. BOSWORTH BUGLE ARCHIVE: (BOSWORTH BUGLE); This page contains copies of the Bosworth Bugles from previous years... Bugle Archive 2022 CLICK HERE for the Christmas 2022 issue CLICK HERE for the December 2022 issue CLICK HERE for the ...; Created on 27 December 2014
17. BOSWORTH BUGLE: (BOSWORTH BUGLE); The Bosworth Bugle is available in PDF format for you to download. CLICK HERE for the June 2023 issue CLICK HERE for the May 2023 issue CLICK HERE for the April 2023 issue CLICK HERE for the ...; Created on 27 December 2014
18. EDUCATION IN BOSWORTH: (LOCAL INFORMATION); The first mention of schooling in the village of Husbands Bosworth is found in the Church Survey Book of 1619, which states: "...a Chapel on the North side of the Church [All Saints], where a School is ...; Created on 27 December 2014
19. A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUSBANDS BOSWORTH: (INTRODUCTION); The area around Husbands Bosworth was probably first settled soon after the departure of the Romans in 409AD. when the whole of the country was in a state of flux. The Saxons invaded Britain from northern ...; Created on 27 December 2014
20. WELCOME TO HUSBANDS BOSWORTH: (INTRODUCTION); "Husbands Bosworth is a township and extensive parish, in the southern division of the County of Leicestershire, Market Harborough Union and County District, archdeaconry of Leicester, diocese of Peterborough, ...; Created on 27 December 2014
21. BOSWORTH WITCHES: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); In July 1616 nine witches of Husbands Bosworth were executed on the same day at Leicester gaol for being implicated in the bewitching of the grandson of Erasmus Smith, Lord of the Manor of Bosworth. ...; Created on 27 December 2014
22. BOSWORTH HALL: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); The impressive stately home of Bosworth Hall actually comprises two houses, the Old Hall, and the 'new' Georgian Hall, together with various Victorian additions and sits in parkland on the eastern edge ...; Created on 27 December 2014
23. NON CONFORMIST MINISTRY IN BOSWORTH: (LOCAL INFORMATION); All denominations of the Christian faith are catered for in Husbands Bosworth. On this page we look at the Non-conformist Ministry in the village. HUSBANDS BOSWORTH METHODIST CHAPEL Welford Road, ...; Created on 27 December 2014
24. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN: (PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION); WHAT IS A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN...? And why are we going to the trouble of producing one for Husbands Bosworth? The village of Husbands Bosworth is a designated Rural Centre within Harborough District ...; Created on 07 September 2017
25. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN: (NEWSFLASH); The village of Husbands Bosworth is a designated Rural Centre within Harborough District Council’s current Planning Strategy. As such, our community will be the focus for a higher proportion of development ...; Created on 07 September 2017
26. HISTORICAL SOCIETY: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); ... and protect important aspects of the heritage of Husbands Bosworth and the surrounding area. The Society meets on the first Wednesday of each month from September to May in the Church Hall, Honeypot ...; Created on 15 February 2015
27. HALL BOOKINGS: (PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION); The village of Husbands Bosworth is fortunate is having three community venues. TURVILLE MEMORIAL HALL Located on the crossroads of the A5199 Welford Road and the A4304 Kilworth Road in the ...; Created on 27 December 2014
28. WAR MEMORIAL: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); Husbands Bosworth War Memorial was built by public subscription and unveiled at a Dedication Service by Lt. Colonel W. V. Faber, Royal Field Artillery, on Sunday, April 3rd 1921 at 3 o' clock. The ...; Created on 27 December 2014
29. ALL SAINTS CHURCH: (LOCAL INFORMATION); The Parish Church of Husbands Bosworth is believed to stand on the site of an earlier Saxon church. The earliest parts of the present Church date from the late 12th or early 13th Century. In the early ...; Created on 27 December 2014
30. SHEEPDOG TRIALS: (LOCAL INFORMATION); Sheepdog trials were first recorded at Husbands Bosworth in 1905 in conjunction with various other sporting events in a village gala day, and continued until 1908. These trials attracted competitors ...; Created on 27 December 2014
31. INTEREST GROUPS: (LOCAL INFORMATION); ... tower bells of All Saints Parish Church. New members always welcome. Practice night: Temporarily suspended Contact: 01858 880902 BOSWORTH ART GROUP A friendly and informal group meeting on alternate ...; Created on 27 December 2014
32. TURVILLE MEMORIAL HALL: (LOCAL INFORMATION); ... and the desire to erect some suitable memorial to him has long been cherished and encouraged. During the past few months inhabitants of Husbands Bosworth have witnessed the realisation of their hopes ...; Created on 27 December 2014
33. HEXAGON BENEFICE MAGAZINE: (BOSWORTH BUGLE); The Hexagon is the magazine of the six parishes - Arnesby, Bruntingthorpe, Husbands Bosworth, Knaptoft, Mowsley, Shearsby and Theddingworth. The newsletter is published monthly and is available here ...; Created on 27 December 2014
34. VILLAGE ARCHAEOLOGY: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); ... in Husbands Bosworth. Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions Volume 81 2007 1-3 High Street (Development site; formerly woodyard and workshops) Three trenches were ...; Created on 27 December 2014
35. MILLENNIUM WOOD: (LOCAL INFORMATION); ... camping are not allowed. The Millennium Woodland is managed by the Husbands Bosworth Millennium Woodland Trust for the benefit of the community. Contact details: Tel: 01858 880910 To view the Millennium ...; Created on 27 December 2014
36. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000: (PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION); Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Parish Council is obliged to publicise that certain documents are available for public scrutiny by prior appointment with the Parish Clerk. Council ...; Created on 27 December 2014
37. PARISH COUNCILLORS: (PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION); HUSBANDS BOSWORTH PARISH COUNCIL 2016-17 William Fletcher 01858 880910 (Chair) Melvyn Forman 01858 880281 Susan Fisher 01858 880026 Patricia Hobson 01858 880070 James Shelley 01858 880170 ...; Created on 27 December 2014
38. WAR MEMORIAL 2: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); This page gives the information that has been discovered in respect of the names recorded on Husbands Bosworth war memorial. RICHARD FREDERICK ADNITT Private 23368 2nd Bn., Grenadier Guards ...; Created on 27 December 2014
39. PARISH COUNCIL NEWS: (PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION); Agendas of forthcoming meetings and minutes of past meetings of Husbands Bosworth Parish Council are available by contacting the Clerk to the Parish Council, Sarah Mason at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...; Created on 27 December 2014
40. PARISH PLAN 2006: (LOCAL INFORMATION); After almost three years of dedication, the Husbands Bosworth Parish Plan Group has launched their Parish Plan in 2006. The launch event was extremely well attended by both residents and service providers, ...; Created on 27 December 2014
41. BUSINESS INFORMATION: (BUSINESS INFORMATION); Like many small villages across the country, Husbands Bosworth is a thriving community, home to many small businesses and the principals of many more. If you run a local business and would like your ...; Created on 27 December 2014
42. LOCAL PLANNING STATEMENT: (LOCAL INFORMATION); CONSERVATION AREA CHARACTER STATEMENT Husbands Bosworth is a large village situated close to the county border with Northamptonshire near the sources of the Rivers Avon and the Welland. It lies at the ...; Created on 27 December 2014
43. INTRODUCTION: (INTRODUCTION); "Husbands Bosworth is a township and extensive parish, in the southern division of the County of Leicestershire, Market Harborough Union and County District, archdeaconry of Leicester, diocese of Peterborough, ...; Created on 27 December 2014
44. AERODROME IN WWII: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); Records held at the Leicestershire County Records Office indicate that land for an aerodrome at Husbands Bosworth had been ear-marked as early as August 1941. The site obviously satisfied the Ministry ...; Created on 27 December 2014
45. AERODROME TODAY: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); ... Club originally operated from Baginton Airfield at Coventry but moved to the Husbands Bosworth site in January 1965. Situated in the heart of the Midlands, the airfield is only 3 miles from the major motorway ...; Created on 27 December 2014
46. LOCAL CHARITIES: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); There are a number of "poor" charities associated with Husbands Bosworth. The poor charities originated in the Middle Ages for the purposes of supporting the poor and destitute of the village; sums of money ...; Created on 27 December 2014
47. GRAND UNION CANAL: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); ... Canal. The new cut, known as the [Old] Grand Union Canal, was constructed level, following the contours of the land, thus requiring no locks. Two tunnels, one at Husbands Bosworth and one at Crick were ...; Created on 27 December 2014
48. BRONZE AGE HOARD: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); ... in 1801. Nichols History & Antiquities of Leicestershire (Vol. IV; p. 219) describes: "the several celts* found Dec. 23 1801 by Matthew Grocock and James Allam of Husbands Bosworth about 6 feet ...; Created on 27 December 2014
49. RAILWAYS AND WATERMILLS: (HISTORICAL INFORMATION); Historical relicts show that Husbands Bosworth was once a well connected village. The parish boasted two watermills to support the once thriving agricultural industry. RUGBY TO STAMFORD RAILWAY ...; Created on 27 December 2014
50. ST MARY'S CHURC: (LOCAL INFORMATION); St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Husbands Bosworth is situated in the park of Bosworth Hall. It was built in 1873 by Sir Francis Fortescue-Turville, the then owner of Bosworth Hall, from whom the present ...; Created on 27 December 2014

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