Eastwell, Leicestershire

Eastwell
St Michael and All Angels, Eastwell
Eastwell is located in Leicestershire
Eastwell
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Post townMelton Mowbray
Postcode districtLE14
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52°50′50″N 00°51′00″W / 52.84722°N 0.85000°W / 52.84722; -0.85000

The Hall

Eastwell is a village and ecclesiastical parish[1] in Leicestershire, England.

The village's name means 'eastern spring/stream'.[2][3]

For the purposes of administration Eastwell is part of the civil parish of Eaton that, in turn, forms part of the borough of Melton.[4] Eastwell lost its own civil parish status on 1 April 1936. Its population in 1931 was recorded as 152;[5] the 1851 census had recorded 158[6] so the village had not suffered the rural depopulation seen elsewhere. There are 67 occupied dwellings in 2021 within the main village of Eastwell.

Further back in time:

Eastwell is in the Hundred of Framland, 6 miles north by East from Melton; contains 1291 acres, 109 inhabitants and 24 acres. The sole proprietor is the duke of Rutland, who has a seat called Eastwell Hall. Lord Huntingtower is lord of the manor. The king is patron of the rectory, which has a glebe of 36 acres. The rector receives 85 pounds yearly in lieu of tithes.

— Curtis's History of Leicestershire. 1830[7]

Eastwell Church (St Michael) is built of ironstone. It dates mostly from the thirteenth century.[8]

From the early 14th century to the mid 16th century, Eastwell was the seat of one branch of the Brabazon family.

The Hall is a Grade II* listed building[9] It dates from 1634 but has windows and a front door altered in the nineteenth century.[10]

Eastwell Village Hall was re-built and opened in 2015 and hosts a variety of community events including a weekly community pub, exercise classes and live music events.[11]

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  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ Millls, AD (1991). A Dictionary of English Place Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-19-869156-4.
  4. ^ Council, Leicestershire County (30 January 2009). "Leicestershire Towns and Villages - Leicestershire County Council". Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  5. ^ Vision of Britain - detail[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ GENUKI. "Genuki: 1851 Census Eastwell, Leicestershire, Leicestershire". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  7. ^ GENUKI. "Genuki: Eastwell, Leicestershire". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  8. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1984). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England (Second ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 148–9. ISBN 0-14-071018-3.
  9. ^ Historic England. "THE HALL (1075025)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  10. ^ Buildings of England:Leicestershire and Rutland, Pevsner and Williamson.Page 148-9
  11. ^ "Eastwell Village Hall | Eastwell | Leicestershire". Eastwell VillageHall. Retrieved 24 February 2023.