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Barkestone-le-Vale is a village and (as just "Barkestone") a former civil parish, now in the parish of Redmile, in the Melton district, in the north east of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 238. [1]

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History

The name Barkestone means "farm/settlement of Bark". [2]

The village originated as a settlement in the 7th century. It features as a parish in the 1086 Domesday Book. [3] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Redmile. [4]

Heritage

There are 120 dwellings in Barkestone-le-Vale. The village had a primary school, which was closed in the late 1980s, by which time it had only 11 pupils. The school building was converted for residential use, [5] as was the former mill house and a large derelict farmhouse.[ citation needed ]

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Barkestone-le-Vale

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a listed building Grade II* dating mainly from the 14th century with 15th-century additions. Most of the windows are in the Perpendicular style of Gothic. Parts of the church were rebuilt in 1840 and the whole was restored in 1857. [6] The congregation belongs to the Vale of Belvoir group. [7]

A Primitive Methodist chapel was built in 1825, but not mentioned in gazetteers later in the century. [8] It closed for lack of support in 1927. [9]

Countryside

There are several footpaths serving the village, one of them linking it with Belvoir Castle. The rural countryside makes it suitable for bird-watching. Among the species seen round the village are the buzzard, the quail, and the reed and sedge warblers. [10] [11]

The Grantham Canal, which opened in 1797, is no longer in commercial use. It passes to the north and west of the village, parallel with the disused railway. [12]

Public transport

The nearest railway station is Bottesford (5½ miles, 8.9 km) on the Nottingham to Grantham/Skegness line. Redmile railway station (1½ miles, 2.4 km), with trains between Melton Mowbray and Grantham or Newark-on-Trent, closed to passengers in 1951.

Barkestone is served by daytime buses between Bottesford and Melton Mowbray six times a day on Monday to Saturday. [13]

Amenities

There is a primary school in Redmile (1.6 miles, 2.6 km). [14] The nearest shops and a secondary school [15] are in Bottesford (4.8 miles, 7.7 km). The village pub, The Chequers, has become a bar and grill, open most evenings. Plungar (1 mile, 1.6 km) has the nearest traditional pub, The Anchor. [16] The local post office opens for only two hours a week. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Barkestone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ↑ http://www.barkestonelevale.com/main.htm Archived 6 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 4 November 2007.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Barkestone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Old School - Home". Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ↑ British listed buildings Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ A Church Near You Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 17 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Leicestershire History Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 9 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Barkestone Wood. Retrieved 22 November 2018". Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Canal bird life. Retrieved 22 November 2018". 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Canal & River Trust Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Bus timetable Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  14. ↑ School site Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 27 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Belvoir High School Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 4 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ What Pub Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "Post Office in Barkestone, Nottingham". Localmint. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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