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Coordinates: 52°37′26″N 1°24′06″W / 52.6239°N 1.4017°W
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  Market Bosworth
Market Bosworth shown within Leicestershire |
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| Population | 1,906 Census 2001 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NUNEATON |
| Postcode district | CV13 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bosworth |
| List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire | |
Market Bosworth is a small market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It formerly formed a district known as the Market Bosworth Rural District, although the district merged with the Hinckley Rural District in 1974 to form a new district named Hinckley and Bosworth. At the time of the 2001 Census, the parish, including Far Coton, held a total population of 1,906. [1]
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History
Building work at the old Cattle Market and other sites have revealed evidence of settlement on the hill since the Bronze Age.[2]. Remains of a Roman Villa have been found on the east side of Barton Road. But Bosworth as an Anglo-Saxon village dates from the 8th Century.
Prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066 the lord of the manor at Bosworth was an Anglo-Saxon knight called Fernot. Following the Norman conquest, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, the village was part of the lands awarded by William the Conqueror to the Count of Meulan from Normandy, now to be known as Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester. Subsequently the village passed as a marriage dowry to the English branch of the French House of Harcourt. King Edward 1 gave a royal charter to Sir William Harcourt allowing a market to be held every Wednesday, and the village took the name Market Bosworth from 12 May 1285, and on this day became a "Town" by common definition.
The two oldest buildings in Bosworth, St. Peter's church and the Red Lion pub, were built during the 14th Century.
The Battle of Bosworth took place to south of the town in 1485 as the final battle in the Wars of the Roses, between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
After the Battle of Bosworth the town belonged to the Grey family, but in 1554, following the beheading of Lady Jane Grey the manor of Bosworth was among lands confiscated in the name of Mary I of England and her husband Philip II of Spain. They awarded the manor to the Catholic nobleman Edward Hastings, whose heirs sold it in 1567 to Sir Wolstan Dixie, Lord Mayor of London, although he never lived in Bosworth. The first Dixie to live in Bosworth was his grand-nephew Sir Wolstan Dixie of Appleby Magna, who moved to the town in 1608 and started the construction of a manor house, and park, as well as establishing the free Dixie Grammar School. The modern hall, Bosworth Hall, was the work of Sir Beaumont Dixie, 2nd Baronet (1629–1692).
In 1885 the 4th Baronet sold Bosworth Hall to Charles Tollemache Scott who enlarged the estate, planted woodlands and rebuilt the lodges and farms. [3]
The War Memorial in the town square records 19 fallen in the First World War, 11 dead in the Second World War.[4]
Famous Bosworthians
- Robert de Harcourt (b.Bosworth 1152-1202) - first of the Harcourt family of Stanton Harcourt.
- William Bradshaw (1571–1618) - Puritan.
- Thomas Hooker (b. Markfield 1586–1647) - Puritan, founder of Connecticut
Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4th Baronet (1700–1767) - Most colourful of the 13 Dixie Baronets- Samuel Johnson - in 1732 came briefly to work at the Dixie Grammar, after leaving studies at Oxford because of debt, but left after four months, unable to bear the "boorish" 4th Baronet.
- Richard Dawes (1708-1766) - Latin scholar.
- Thomas Simpson (1710-1760) - mathematician.
- Rev. Arthur Benoni Evans (1781–1854) - scholar, headmaster of the Dixie Grammar.
- :Anne Evans (b. Market Bosworth 1820-1870) - his daughter, poetess and composer.
- :Sir John Evans (b. Market Bosworth 1823–1908) - his son, treasurer of the Royal Society.
- Dr.
John Charles Bucknill (b. Market Bosworth 1817-1897) - asylum reformer, psychiatrist.[5] - Lady Florence Dixie (1855–1905) - travel writer, war correspondent, and feminist.
- Cliff Price - footballer.
- Andy Morrell - footballer.
- James Holden - DJ
Community
The town was entered into the Britain in Bloom competition on the 500th anniversary of the battle in 1985, thus many floral decorations were displayed around the town. The success of this entry caused the formation of the Bosworth in Bloom committe. [6]
Facilities and places of interest
There is a market square located in the centre of the village surrounded by amenities including various shops and a post office. An active market is currently run. Throughout the village, there are also three schools and churches, a fire station, and notably a hotel. There is a country park, a water trust, as well as the site at which the Battle of Bosworth took place.
See also
- Battlefield Line Railway
- Dixie Grammar School
- Market Bosworth Country Park
- Market Bosworth High School
References
- ^ Census 2001 Parish Profile
- ^ Market Bosworth Conservation Area Character Appraisal
- ^ "How Charles Tollemache Scott transformed the Bosworth Estate" by James Holden "New Aspect" - November 2005.
- ^ http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.37824/
- ^ Scull, A. Masters of Bedlam: The Transformation of the Mad-doctoring Trade Ch. 7. From Disciple to Critic: Sir John Charles Bucknill (1817-1897) Princeton 1999
- ^ Market Bosworth in Bloom
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