Lubbesthorpe
Name
The name is said to mean "Lubba's Thorpe", i.e. a small settlement belonging to Lubba, an Old Danish name. It has been spelled as Lubbesthorpe.
History
It was listed in the Domesday Book as a group of nine households. In 1302 there was a chantry chapel, founded by Roger la Zouch, and in about 1534 a manor house (described as "a very faire and gallant house") built by the Earl of Huntingdon. By 1810 these were both ruins and the stone was being removed for road mending. It was established as a full civil parish in 1866, with various additions and removals changing its area afterward. In 1872 the hamlet, belonging to the Duke of Rutland, had a population of 64; this rose to 118 in 1921.
Current
The current houses are a little away from the medieval settlement, the remains of which are now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. (A rabbit warren here is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.)
As at 2014 new housing estate of 4,250 homes is planned, informally known as New Lubbesthorpe.
References
- ^ Leicester and Rutland local councils Lubbesthorpe
- ^ GENUKI Lubbesthorpe
- ^ W. G. Hoskins (1935) Leicestershire Archaeological Society vol XVIII part 2 page 143 "The Anglian and Scandinavian Settlement of Leicestershire"
- ^ Open Domesday Book Lubbesthorpe
- ^ I. S. Leadam (1891) Notes And Queries 7, XI pp 481-2
- ^ "GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lubbesthorpe, in Blaby and Leicestershire, Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time". Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm (1017213)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn (1018000)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Leicester Mercury 15 Jan 2014 Plans for 4,250-home estate plan in Lubbesthorpe approved
- ^ New Lubbesthorpe Design Access Statement