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Sheepy

Civil parish in Leicestershire, England

Civil parish in Leicestershire, England

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static_image_captionSheepy Magna
official_nameSheepy
countryEngland
regionEast Midlands
os_grid_referenceSK3201
coordinates
population1,174
population_ref(2011)
civil_parishSheepy
shire_districtHinckley and Bosworth
shire_countyLeicestershire
constituency_westminsterHinckley and Bosworth
post_townATHERSTONE
postcode_districtCV9
postcode_areaCV
dial_code01827

Sheepy is a civil parish in the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England. It contains the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, Sibson, Wellsborough, Upton, Pinwall and Cross Hands—collectively 449 homes. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,192, including Orton on the Hill but falling slightly to 1,174 at the 2011 census.

History

The parish was created in 1935 from the merger of the four civil parishes of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, Sibson and Upton.

Sheepy was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as comprising 14 households. It was recorded as lying within the hundred of Guthlaxton and the county of Leicestershire.

During the English Civil War, Sheepy provided free quarter and horses to troops from the parliamentary garrisons from north Warwickshire. In June 1646, Gregory Kent, the parish clerk, submitted a claim for losses to the Warwickshire County Committee, including claims for free quarter for about a hundred horses and men under the command of Captain Flower and Captain Ottway of the Coventry garrison. Mr Burbidge, and Captain Turton were charged with taking a mare worth £6.13.4. The offender was probably Richard Burbidge, garrison quartermaster at Edgbaston Hall under Colonel Tinker Fox. At the siege of Tamworth, soldiers under the command of Captain Castleton apparently made off with valuable horses belonging to Thomas Owen, John Thurman, John Vincent, John Toon and Mr Kent, the town clerk.

Community

The Anglican parish church in Sheepy Magna is All Saints while the parish church in Sibson is St Botolph's church. These churches, along with other nearby churches form the Sheepy Benefice. All Saints in Sheepy Magna probably pre-dates 1150, although the present church building was rebuilt in 1778 on the site of the earlier building.

There are many groups running in the community including Cubs, Scouts, Beavers, Rainbows, Brownies, Inspirations Choir, School PTA, Mother's Union, WI, Local History, Fruit and Vegetable Society, Playing field committee and Sheepy Bonfire Society NHW.

The Memorial Hall is charity run and Thomas Leaving Charity provides two houses on Twitchell Lane.

References

  • John Nichols, History and Antiquities of Leicestershire, Vol. IV.
  • Sheepy, A Tale of Two Sheep, Vol. XVI.

References

  1. OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :{{ISBN. 0 319 46404 0
  2. "Sheepy Parish Council". Sheepy Parish Council.
  3. "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Hinckley and Bosworth". Office for National Statistics.
  4. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
  5. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10390904/relationships Vision of Britain website]
  6. {{OpenDomesday. SK3201. sheepy-magna. Sheepy [Magna]
  7. "Consists of six churches".
  8. "All Saints Church, Sheepy Magna".
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