Shearsby History Group
Meeting Information
The History group meetings have been suspended until further notice.
If you have any interesting history stories for the website please let the Clerk know on clerk@shearsbyparishcouncil.gov.uk
Regards
Martin Reynolds / David Durran
St Mary Magdalene Church
History, Church views (PDF, 997 Kb)
Views of St. Mary Magdalene Church
History, Curates License 1880 (PDF, 329 Kb)
A copy of the Curates License of 1880, provided by Mavis Jeffery.
History, Church Caretaker 1919 (PDF, 172 Kb)
A contract for the Church Caretaker 1919, supplied by Mavis Jeffery.
History, The Parish Churches of Leicestershire by Andrew Swift (PDF, 719 Kb)
Pages taken from the book The Parish Churches of Leicestershire (Vol 2) by Andre Swift, detailing his record of St. Mary Magdalene Church, Shearsby.
Newspaper Articles
History, Hill Top Hold-Ups (PDF, 176 Kb)
A newspaper article about John and Jane Ball, the highwaymen that used to operate in the Shearsby parish.
No identity as to the Newspaper or date of the article.
History, Shearsby in Pictures, 1976 (PDF, 1.9 Mb)
An article in the Leicester Advertiser dated 31st December 1976 and showing some of the Shearsby landmarks.
History, Shearsby Festival, 1972 (PDF, 542 Kb)
An article from The Leicester Mercury about the Shearsby Festival in 1972.
History, Irate Farmers Demand Old Road Closure (PDF, 587 Kb)
A newspaper article about irate farmers from Shearsby demanding a closure of the ends of the old road to stop itinerants.
History, Cobblestones and Church (PDF, 459 Kb)
A news article headed by the Leicester Records Office with a brief history of Cobblestones and the Church, provided by Mavis Jeffery.
History, Portrait of Shearsby 1981 (PDF, 1008 Kb)
Newspaper article entitled A Portrait of Shearsby, dated 1981.
History, Photos and Press Cutting 1981 (PDF, 4.5 Mb)
The photo of the hunt is when the Fernie Hunt met at Grange Farm in 1929.
The photo with five people shows Josie Durran, David's mother, second from the
right and Ivy Gadsby with the glasses second from the left.The other photo is of the Arnesby and Shearsby W I with Josie Durran third from
the right on the back row and Ivy Gadsby with the glasses on in the front row.The last two photos are dated 1935.
Books and Booklets
History, Shearsby blog by Phil Adams (PDF, 1 Mb)
A history blog about Shearsby, compiled by Phil Adams, February 2017.
History, Shearsby Village History, R Southerton (PDF, 324 Kb)
Shearsby Village History (Past and Present), edited by R. Southerton. 1972.
History, The Road to Welford (PDF, 614 Kb)
Pages from the booklet The Road to Welford by Philip Thornton
History, Nicholls Leicestershire, p.268 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt. 1, page 268
History, Nicholls Leicestershire, p.269 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt. 1, page 269
History, Nicholls Leicestershire, p.270 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt. 1, page 270
History, Nicholls Leicestershire, p.271 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt. 1, page 271
History, Nicholls Leicestershire, p.272 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt. 1, page 272
History, Nicholls Leicestershire, p.273 (PDF, 1001 Kb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt. 1, page 273
History, The Enclosure Act (PDF, 7 Mb)
The Enclosure Act of 1773 for Shearsby, as transcribed by Mavis Jeffery
Places
History, Origins of Shearsby's Name (PDF, 211 Kb)
A document tracking the origin and changes to the name of Shearsby.
- Village Hall opening following rebuild in February 1998. To see a series of photos go to the gallery and click on V
History, History of the Village Green (PDF, 326 Kb)
A history of the village green written by Mrs. Nora Burton, February 2017.
History, Historic Environment Records (PDF, 1.4 Mb)
Historic Environment records provided by Your Locale as part of our Neighbourhood Development Plan.
History, Updated History of Yeoman's Cottage (PDF, 124 Kb)
An updated history of Yeoman's Cottage in Church Lane.
History, Map of Fields (PDF, 139 Kb)
A map of Shearsby showing field names.
Compiled by Mrs. Mavis Jeffery.
History, Tigh Rhu (PDF, 203 Kb)
A history of Tigh Rhu, a house on Mill Lane, Shearsby, by Philip Adams.
Knaptoft
History, Knaptoft (PDF, 819 Kb)
A selection of history notes taken from the web about Knaptoft.
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 251 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 252 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 253 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 254 (PDF, 714 Kb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 255 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 256 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 257 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 258 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 259 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 260 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 261 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
History, Nichols, Knaptoft 262 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Nicholls History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol 4 pt1
People
History, John and Jane Ball, Highwaymen? (PDF, 1.6 Mb)
The story of John and Jane Ball, the infamous highwaymen of Shearsby.
History, Harry Dudgeon's heirloom (PDF, 358 Kb)
A 1960's newspaper article about Harry Dudgeon's heirloom, provided by Mavis Jeffery.
History, Howcutt family at Shearsby (PDF, 754 Kb)
An internet article about the Howcutt family and its time at Shearsby
History, William Howcutt (PDF, 181 Kb)
An item from the internet site for the Howcutt family citing a link to Yeomans cottage in Shearsby.
History, Richard Simons (PDF, 966 Kb)
The last will and testament of Richard Simons of Shearsby who died in 1890
Census
History, Register of Electors, 1976 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
A register of Electors from 1976
History, Census 1841 (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Shearsby census of 1841
History, Census 1851 (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Shearsby census of 1851
History, Census 1891 (PDF, 4.1 Mb)
Shearsby census of 1891
Social
History, Shearsby Charity 1837 (PDF, 701 Kb)
A record of the Shearsby Charity dated 1837, provided by Nigel Walker.
The World Wars
A scroll to be found in St Mary Magdalene Church listing those men from Shearsby Parish that served in World War I. Four men from the village died in action and we honour them.
Events
Poster, History, 1000 Years Show (PDF, 189 Kb)
A poster advertising the 1000 Years Show to be held on Monday 30th April at 7.30pm in the village hall.
Minutes
History, Minutes, 2018 04 30 (PDF, 217 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 30th April 2018.
History, Minutes, 2018 03 26 (PDF, 1.5 Mb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 26th March 2018.
History, Minutes, 2018 01 29 (PDF, 106 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 29th January 2018.
History, Minutes, 2017 07 31 (PDF, 102 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 31st July 2017.
History, Minutes, 2017 06 26 (PDF, 243 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 26th June 2017.
History, Minutes, 2017 05 29 (PDF, 260 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 29th May 2017.
History, Minutes, 2017 04 24 (PDF, 243 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 24th April 2017, held at the home of Sue Timms.
History, Minutes, 2017 03 27 (PDF, 240 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 27th March 2017.
History, Minutes, 2017 02 27 (PDF, 239 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 27th February 2017
History, Minutes, 2016 11 28 (PDF, 241 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 28th November 2016
History, Minutes, 2016 10 31 (PDF, 297 Kb)
Minutes of the Shearsby History Group meeting on 31st October 2016, visit to Lutterworth Museum
History, Minutes, 2016 09 19 (PDF, 257 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 19th September 2016.
History, Minutes, 2016 03 28 (PDF, 115 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 28th March 2016
History, Minutes, 2016 02 29 (PDF, 116 Kb)
Minutes of the history group meeting held on 29th February 2016.
History, Minutes, 2015 07 27 (PDF, 102 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 27th July
History, Minutes, 2015 06 28 (PDF, 100 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 28th June
History, Minutes, 2015 05 25 (PDF, 108 Kb)
Minutes of the Shearsby History Group meeting on 25th May 2015.
History, Minutes, 2015 04 27 (PDF, 109 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 27th April
History, Minutes, 2015 03 30 (PDF, 186 Kb)
Minutes of the History Group meeting held on 30th March
History, Minutes, 2015 02 23 (PDF, 140 Kb)
Minutes of the first Shearsby History Group meeting on 23rd February 2015.