Sibson - Sheepy Parva - Sheepy Magna - Ratcliffe Culey
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Sheepy: Old English for dry ground where the sheep graze. The villages straddle the River Sence where it forms a large lake. Sheepy is divided into two parts, Sheepy Magna and Sheepy Parva, each with its own manor. A small congregational chapel was opened in 1816 on the outskirts of Sheepy Magna Village. It was converted to a memorial hall in 1918 in memory of the dead of the Great War. The village school was founded by Thomas Cotton Fell in 1847. The present church of All Saints, rebuilt in 1778, stands on the site of a much earlier church, dated 1320 - 1380.
Ratcliffe Culey: Old English for red cliff or bank, stands just above the low marshlands where the Rivers Sence and Anker join, very close to the borders of Leicestershire and Warwickshire. The present All Saints Church, originally St Leonard's, dates from the 14th Century, circa 1320. The decorated style and the 'Y' tracery windows date it mid- to late 14th Century. It is unusual as having been built with no major additions or alterations in succeeding centuries. The church is depicted on all the village road signs.
Sibson: the lovely old Cock Inn is thought to be about 700 years old. It is said that the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin visited it in 1715.
England - Central England - Leicestershire - Countryside
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Birds, Butterflies, Church, Flowers, Good for Kids, Great Views, Lake/Loch, Mostly Flat, Public Transport, Restaurant, River, Wildlife
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