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Barkestone-le-Vale
Barkestone-le-Vale
	Chapel Street, Barkestone-le-Vale
	Barkestone-le-Vale Location within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK7834
Civil parish	Redmile;
District	Melton;
Shire county	Leicestershire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG13
Dialling code	01949
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Melton and Syston;
	List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°53′N 0°50′W / 52.89°N 00.84°W

Barkestone-le-Vale is a village and (as just "Barkestone") a former civil parish, now in the parish of Redmile, in the Melton district, in the north east of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 238.^[1]

History

The name Barkestone means "farm/settlement of Bark".^[2]

The village originated as a settlement in the 7th century. It features as a parish in the 1086 Domesday Book.^[3] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Redmile.^[4]

Heritage

There are 120 dwellings in Barkestone-le-Vale. The village had a primary school, which was closed in the late 1980s, by which time it had only 11 pupils. The school building was converted for residential use,^[5] as was the former mill house and a large derelict farmhouse.^{[citation needed]}

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a listed building Grade II* dating mainly from the 14th century with 15th-century additions. Most of the windows are in the Perpendicular style of Gothic. Parts of the church were rebuilt in 1840 and the whole was restored in 1857.^[6] The congregation belongs to the Vale of Belvoir group.^[7]

A Primitive Methodist chapel was built in 1825, but not mentioned in gazetteers later in the century.^[8] It closed for lack of support in 1927.^[9]

Countryside

There are several footpaths serving the village, one of them linking it with Belvoir Castle. The rural countryside makes it suitable for bird-watching. Among the species seen round the village are the buzzard, the quail, and the reed and sedge warblers.^[10]^[11]

The Grantham Canal, which opened in 1797, is no longer in commercial use. It passes to the north and west of the village, parallel with the disused railway.^[12]

Public transport

The nearest railway station is Bottesford (5½ miles, 8.9 km) on the Nottingham to Grantham/Skegness line. Redmile railway station (1½ miles, 2.4 km), with trains between Melton Mowbray and Grantham or Newark-on-Trent, closed to passengers in 1951.

Barkestone is served by daytime buses between Bottesford and Melton Mowbray six times a day on Monday to Saturday.^[13]

Amenities

There is a primary school in Redmile (1.6 miles, 2.6 km).^[14] The nearest shops and a secondary school^[15] are in Bottesford (4.8 miles, 7.7 km). The village pub, The Chequers, has become a bar and grill, open most evenings. Plungar (1 mile, 1.6 km) has the nearest traditional pub, The Anchor.^[16] The local post office opens for only two hours a week.^[17]

References

^ "Population statistics Barkestone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ http://www.barkestonelevale.com/main.htm Archived 6 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 4 November 2007.
^ "Relationships and changes Barkestone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "The Old School - Home". Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ British listed buildings Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ A Church Near You Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 17 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ Leicestershire History Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 9 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Barkestone Wood. Retrieved 22 November 2018". Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Canal bird life. Retrieved 22 November 2018". 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Canal & River Trust Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bus timetable Retrieved 25 June 2017.
^ School site Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 27 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ Belvoir High School Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 4 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ What Pub Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Post Office in Barkestone, Nottingham". Localmint. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Barkestone[-le-Vale] in the Domesday Book

[1] "Population statistics Barkestone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[2] "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[accessed_4_Nov.,_2007-3] ttp://www.barkestonelevale.com/main.htm Archived 6 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 4 November 2007.

[4] "Relationships and changes Barkestone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[5] "The Old School - Home". Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[6] British listed buildings Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[7] A Church Near You Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 17 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Leicestershire History Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 9 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "Barkestone Wood. Retrieved 22 November 2018". Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[11] "Canal bird life. Retrieved 22 November 2018". 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[12] Canal & River Trust Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[13] Bus timetable Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[14] School site Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 27 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[15] Belvoir High School Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 4 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[16] What Pub Retrieved 25 June 2017. Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[17] "Post Office in Barkestone, Nottingham". Localmint. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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Barkestone-le-Vale

History

Heritage

Countryside

Public transport

Amenities

References

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