The grounds were sold separately, built on in the 1960s, and became fisher close. Cossington, leicestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Cossington is a village within the soar valley i n leicestershir e, england. Hawkesbury history gloucestershire robert millard includes a large number of abstracts, many of them medieval, in the hawkesbury documents index section. Faith2 webster, born 9 june 1588 in cossington, leicestershire. Cossington is likely to be of state heritage significance for its association with womens history in nsw. Cossington is a village within the soar valley in leicestershire, england. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 598 although there is no railway service to cossingt on, the ivanhoe line runs along the midland main line betwee n leicest er and loughborough, passing close to the village. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Cossington, a village and a parish in leicestershire, on the rivers soar and wreak, and on the m. Cossington, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. Cossington, leicestershire leicester, united kingdom.
History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and. Nearby villages include barrow upon soar, mountsorrel, ratcliffeonthewreake, seagrave and cossington. Although there is no railway service to cossington, the ivanhoe line runs along the midland main line between leicester and loughborough. The ancient parish stretched northwards from the western end of the polden ridge, 7 km. On november 7, 1609, he and agnes smith were married at cossington. Line runs along the midland main line between leicester and loughborough, passing close to the village. Cossington exterior from south this village is five miles north of leicester in the soar valley near to syston and sileby. Browse 27 photo books on cossington and the surrounding area. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Cossington hall still stands serenely on the main street. Leicestershire is a county of country houses rather than of great buildings. Cossington all saints, a parish, in the union of barrow uponsoar, hundred of east goscote, n. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. Cossington or cosintone as given in the domesday book, 1087 is a leafy little leicestershire villagenestled within the soar valleybetween sileby, rothley, ratcliffeonthewreake and syston.
Reprint publish the following books about leicestershire. Cossington, a parish in barrowuponsoar district, leicester. Staveley, thomas 16261684, antiquary, son of william staveley, rector of cossington, leicestershire, by his wife anne, daughter of thomas babington of rothley, was born at east langton, leicestershire, in 1626. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and village in leicestershire, from the first settlers to the present day. He was born 1564 in cossington,leicestershire, and died september 1592 in cossington,leicestershire. The cossington village plan acknowledgements the countryside agency for funding leicestershire county council for assistance with funding cossington parish council. Since the cossington womens institute produced an excellent booklet a short history of cossington in 1935, the village has seen many changes. It lies between sileby, rothley, ratcliffeonthewreake and syston. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. Leicestershire area local history discover books amberley. I have little information on the early years of the village so will concentrate on the church itself. Cossington, leicestershire photos, maps, books and memories of cossington. There is a cathedral at leicester, and modern universities are located at both leicester and loughborough.
Skillington gives this account of their time in cossington. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day. History of cossington, in charnwood and leicestershire. Cossington all saints, a parish, in the union of barrowuponsoar, hundred of east goscote, n. History of cossington, in charnwood and leicestershire map. Cossington or cosintone as given in the domesday book, 1087 is a leafy little leicestershire village nestled within the soar valley between sileby, rothley, ratcliffeonthewreake and syston. Cossington, somerset genealogy heraldry and history. John webster was an active member of this church in early 1600s, as was many generations of websters before him in cossington.
The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 598. To order a book, select add to basket, and then checkout to pay by paypal. History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and the small county of rutland. Cossington smiths art works represent a widespread but especially feminine perspective on australian culture as viewed from the interior of an upper middleclass suburban house.
John webster was the fifth governor of the connecticut colony 1646. Cossington, a parish in somerset, 3 miles from edington station on the somerset and dorset railway, and 4 ne of bridgwater. In the village are a good variety of houses, including the early 16thcentury rectory, and hallside grove, a gothicised house of quality. John throsby 1789 select views in leicestershire, from original drawings, containing historical and descriptive accounts of castles, religious houses, and seats in that countydo. My leicestershire history is a free and fully searchable online resource containing photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of leicester and leicestershire. Grace cossington smith biography at at design and art. Online maps of cossington are available from a number of sites. Cossington church leicestershire 1800 antique print. He travelled by pony and cart to feed his sheep in all weathers. History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and the.
Leicestershire county, england, united kingdom britannica. Search through 9 properties for sale in cossington, leicester. Postmedieval cossington by florence skillington i mr. My grandfather thomas harrison originally was the groom to the hunting horses. He was the son of matthew and elizabeth ashton webster, a family of some substance. Listed buildings in cossington, charnwood, leicestershire. The following information has been contributed by users volunteering for our enriching the list project. Coun eujs, in the course of his presidential address to the leicester literary and philosophical society, in 1934, pointed out that the first thing to remember about leicester and leicester shire of a hundred years ago is that they had changed even more.
Nichols included most of throsbys work in his history of the county of leicester. A full transcript of the return of owners of land in 1873 for leicestershire is online. Children of elizabeth ashton and matthew webster are. John websteragnes smith, marriage, family, genealogy, 7. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of bath and wells. Thorpe arnold, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Cossington, charnwood, leicestershire, le7 ii k6 telephone kiosk cossington, charnwood, leicestershire, le7 ii lime tree cottage cossington, charnwood, leicestershire, le7 ii millstream cottage cossington, charnwood, leicestershire, le7 ii old manor house cossington, charnwood, leicestershire, le7 ii ratcliffe college cossington, charnwood. She married matthew webster 17 april 1587 in cossington, leicestershire, son of john webster and isabel kythin. Grace cossington smith 18921984, artist, was born on 20 april 1892 at cossington, neutral bay, sydney, second of five children of ernest smith, londonborn crown solicitor, and his wife grace, nee fisher, daughter of the rector and squire of cossington, leicestershire. This is an oasis between industrial syston and unlovely sileby, where, apart from an increase in traffic, the scene has changed little. History and antiquities of the county of leicester. William burton, the description of leicestershire 2nd edition, 1777 john nichols, the history and antiquities of the county of leicester 17951815 volume 1, part 1 volume 1, part 2. Sileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the soar valley in leicestershire, between leicester and loughborough. It forms part of the universitys special collections online.
Mary, a parish, in the union of bridgwater, hundred of whitley, w. For statistics about cossington itself, go to units and statistics. She married matthew webster 17 april 1587 in cossington,leicestershire, son of john webster and isabel kythin. The cossington meat supply had been established by 1939, in premises which had formerly been the village smithy, under the name r. Between 1999 and 2001, a proposed extension to a quarry at cossington in north leicestershire gave archaeologists a chance to fully investigate a bronze age barrow cemetery. Cossington smith absorbed modernist ideas quickly and in 1915 exhibited the sock knitter perhaps the first fully postimpressionist work painted in australia, daniel thomas. For small corrections to the list entry please see our minor amendments procedure the information and images below are the opinion of the contributor, are not part of the official entry and do not. For access, see england census records and indexes online.
Together with the adjacent towns of grantham stamford classic. John webster was born on august 16, 1590 in cossington, leicestershire, england to matthew and elizabeth ashton webster. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 7,835. Volume 2, part 1 volume 2, part 2 volume 3, part 1 volume 3, part 2 volume 4, part 1 volume 4, part 2 j. The company became building developers after the second world war and acquired cossington grange as headquarters. Guide to cossington, somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Sep 08, 2004 hawkesbury history gloucestershire robert millard includes a large number of abstracts, many of them medieval, in the hawkesbury documents index section. This 5 bed freehold semidetached house is located at cossington hall, main street, cossington, leicester le7 4uu. Cossington, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. There are fine medieval churches at leicester, lutterworth where the reformer john wycliffe was parish priest in the 80s, melton mowbray, ashbydelazouch, and elsewhere.
Cossington sk 61 sw main street west side 78 war memorial. Cossington street sports centre leicester city council. Cossington photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Local history books and calendars for loughborough, leicestershire and the midlands. He was born 1564 in cossington, leicestershire, and died september 1592 in cossington, leicestershire. Grace cossington smith australia, 1892 internet archive. Cossington, leicestershire, leicester, united kingdom. John webster was baptized on august 16, 1590 in cossington, leicestershire, england. Now, although the hall looks unchanged from the outside, it is divided into three individual dwellings. Ernest smiths brother was private chaplain to queen victoria at osborne, isle of. He was buried april 1661 in hadley, massachusetts in the old hadley cemetery. Faith2 webster, born 9 june 1588 in cossington,leicestershire. Together with the adjacent towns of grantham stamford classic reprint white, william on. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust.
Mary, a parish, in the union of meltonmowbray, hundred of framland, n. The property is approximately three years old and has had one. The business was later acquired by beazer homes of bath and subsequently by persimmons of york. Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. Honorable john webster was born 16 august 1590 in cossington, leicestershire, england and died 5 april 1661 in hadley, massachusetts of a fever. Old manor house is a grade ii listed building in cossington, leicestershire, england. Cossington, leicestershire news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2019 learn how. Primary school, main street, cossington, leicestershire, le7 4uu. County rooms city rooms assembly rooms leicester hospital, consanguinitarium 1795 antique print. The ghost of polly peggs in cossington the leicester chronicle. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of cossington, in charnwood and leicestershire map and description, a vision of britain through time. The dictionary of national biography founded in 1882 by george smith.
It is not claimed that this publication is a classic of english literature, rather a sincere attempt to record, for present and future generations, some history, stories, people, places and pictures. There is a cathedral at leicester, and modern universities are located at both leicester and. He later took over as shepherd to a large flock which grazed at cossington or sileby. Further reading published in the 18th19th centuries. Built by the fisher family, it has been the setting, over the years, of many grand occasions. Cossington street sports centre has a 30m swimming pool, gym, sauna facilities, threecourt sports hall and floodlit outdoor ball court. Cossington is a compact village on the north side of the poldens, formerly surrounded by open fields which remained substantially intact until the earlier 19th century. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. The large house on the left of your photo was the astill farm house. The society has also published it in print and volume covers the barrow on soar subdistrict. In the small leicestershire village of cossington, under the churchill chestnut.