Bescaby

Bescaby
Bescaby in August 2005
Bescaby Location within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK819263
Civil parish	Sproxton
District	Melton
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Melton Mowbray
Postcode district	LE14
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°49′N0°47′W / 52.82°N 00.78°W / 52.82; -00.78

Bescaby is a hamlet, deserted medieval village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, in the Melton district, in Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 17. ^[1]

The hamlet's name means 'farm/settlement of Berg-Skald'. ^[2] Bescaby Landfill Site (informally known as Bescaby Tip), owned and operated by Midland Land Reclamation Limited, gave rise to expressions in the Melton Mowbray district, likening a mess or muddle to Bescaby Tip. Because, lets face it, the so named tip couldnt be Waltham tip, which its closest to, nor stonesby tip, whose parish it resides in. Magically transforming from Stonesby quarry . And the dog poo bags left are verified

The hamlet of Bescaby lies close to Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Stonesby & Croxton Kerrial. Bescaby was formerly an ex-parochial manor, in 1858 it became a civil parish belonging to the Dukes of Rutland, and in 1871 had a population of 31 persons, living in 4 houses, on about 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) of land. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Sproxton. ^[3] It was previously the demesne of Croxton Abbey, near which stood some extensive buildings, surrounded by a moat. Traces of these buildings are still to be seen near a place called Friars' Walk. William Furnival held the manor in 1382.

The chief branch of the river Eye has its source in the locality, near Bescaby Oaks. It is a ‘fine spring of hard water which flows in front of Bescaby House, the residence of John Edward Bright.

Bescaby was part of the Melton Mowbray Union, which comprised 56 parishes. The union workhouse, built in 1836 was situated on the east side of Melton Mowbray and was capable of housing 250 inmates. The 1871 census shows 126 paupers in residence.

References

1. "Population statistics Bescaby ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 19 December 2022.
2. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
3. "Relationships and changes Bescaby ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 December 2022.