The parish anstey, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. In the medieval period, anstey was sandwiched between leicester forest to the. Anstey local history society remembering and preserving the. Beaumont leys is bordered by the wards of abbey to the east, fosse to the southeast and new parks to the south. The martin high school, anstey, link road opened 1957, now a secondary academy for 11 to 16yearolds. I joined the royal navy on leaving school, anstey martins secondary modern, and i am now living in portsmouth in hampshire. There are usual village amenities with larger shops to be found in leicester. Anstey was an ancient chapelry in thurcaston parish in county leicester. If anyone can help that would very much appreciated.
Leicestershire genealogy heraldry and family history. There is a tradition at anstey that a jacobite foraging party reached the village. In 1880 there were 17 anstey families living in new york. It is on the edge of charnwood forest, and lies close to bradgate park.
Browse 29 photo books on anstey and the surrounding area. Anstey is a large village in leicestershire, england, located north west of leicester in the borough of charnwood. Weve all lived here and had our trials and tribulations, but at the. Explore anstey with pictures, history, attractions and anstey map as well as.
Beaumont leys is located within the city boundary of leicester, although prior to the 2011 census, the office for national statistics considered beaumont leys as an environ, distinct from the city. This is a wonderful read that coherently documents the story of the medieval ansteys, all the way back to the original anstey in the 1100s. Anstey local history society, anstey, leicester, united kingdom. This figure is expected to increase due to the building of a new housing development off. Anstey local history society welcome to the first anstey local history society. Anstey, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Socioeconomic statistics for anstey, leicestershire. The library has steps and a ramp leading to the entrance and is on one level. Nichols included most of throsbys work in his history of the county of leicester. Anstey, leicestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki.
Our true surname origin and shared medieval ancestry. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for anstey. Anstey was positioned between charnwood forest and leicester forest. The township lies 3 miles n by e from glenfield station on the leicester and coalville branch of the m. The anstey family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. Books about anstey area browse 29 photo books on anstey and the surrounding area. Anstey pastures, leicestershire genealogy genealogy. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. There are still factories interspersed with the houses, notably box and envelope manufacturers, and a publisher of large print books. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the. Latimer primary school, latimer street original building from 1896. I was born and bread in anstey, 21 rosebery road, a council house with my 2 brothers kelvin and clive. We will be meeting on the 3rd wednesday every month, 7pm9pm, at anstey community library. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of anstey.
Leicestershire is a county of country houses rather than of great buildings. Ali cochrane from leicestershire police will be running a beat surgery at anstey community library on thursday 26th march 2020 from 10am11am. Another 240 words 17 lines of text covering the years 1692, 1520, 1657, 1717, 1623, 1724, 1805, 1669, 1724, 1805, 1669, 1744, 1718, 1669, 1685, 1688, 1702 and 1723 are included under the topic early anstey history in all our pdf extended. John throsby 1789 select views in leicestershire, from original drawings, containing historical and descriptive accounts of castles, religious houses, and seats in that countydo. You can search for a village by name click on the relevant letter in the red alphabet strip below, or through our interactive map. This figure is expected to increase due to the building of a new housing development off groby road. Later it was noted for boot and shoe manufacturing. The story goes that leicester was founded by a mythical king of the britons known as king leir.
Currently on hold every third wednesday of the month. The church is situated in the medieval heart of anstey built from mountsorrel granite and swithland slate, with a westmorland slate roof, the church is of norman origin from the 14th or 15th century, although much of the church was rebuilt at a cost of. This was about 41% of all the recorded anstey s in the usa. William anstey 1826 sixpenny handley, dorset, england 24 mar 1903 managed by john anstey last edited 18 feb 2019 percy edgar macfarlane anstey 16 oct 1876 little sampford, essex, england 12 apr 1935. The most anstey families were found in the uk in 1891. The village is separated from leicester by the rothley brook, castle hill park and the a46, it borders the villages of glenfield, newtown linford. The school accepts students from nearby beaumont leys, glenfield, thurcaston and cropston as well as some students from new parks and braunstone. In time, the information contained in here will be expanded, and the entries will form the basis of parish histories which will be published in the victoria county history of leicestershire. Nature reserve, near anstey lane and, gilroes cemetary, leicester, uk drone flight raw footage. History of anstey, in charnwood and leicestershire map and. Anstey local history society remembering and preserving. It was the birthplace of lady jane grey, the illfated nine days queen, who was executed aged 17 in the tower of london in 1554, the innocent victim of family ambitions.
Ansteys industrial heritage runs deep ned ludd, machine wrecker of school history books, his name assumed by the luddites, came from anstey. Guide to anstey pastures, leicestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. It is bounded on the n by derbyshire and notts, on the e by lincolnshire and rutlandshire, on the s by northamptonshire and warwickshire, on the w by warwickshire, staffordshire, and derbyshire. Anstey local history society our next meeting will be held on. One of a series of pages with trumpingtons timeline. Anstey, a chapelry in thurcaston parish, leicester. The population of anstey as a whole, is older than the national average. Anstey, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. History and antiquities of the county of leicester.
Everyone is welcome to attend and ali will be there library shop sale. History the area before the 1970s was mainly farmland and a sewage system, however started to be invested in by the council and local private housing companies. Anstey, a township and a parish formed in 1866, from thurcaston parish, leicester, on a branch. For access, see england census records and indexes online.
History of anstey, in charnwood and leicestershire map. Anstey methodist bradgate road baptisms 18981941 reference nm179421 anstey methodist marriages 19111970 reference nm207316321 anstey wesleyan methodist births, baptisms 18101837 census records edit edit source census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. Anstey, a township and a parish formed in 1866, from thurcaston parish, leicester, on a branch of the river soar, 4 miles nw of leicester, and 1. Anstey, as well as proving the true origin of anstey as a surname.
See all books memories of anstey read and share your memories of anstey itself or of a particular photo of anstey. The placename of anstey is first recorded in domesday book when it was. Anstey local history society remembering and preserving the past. The view shows the centre of anstey, as the road drops down from the heights of bradgate park, enclosed out of charnwood forest c1200 as a hunting park. The martin high school is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the village of anstey, leicestershire, on the outskirts of leicester. Anstey photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Anstey community library registered charity number. The book is very well researched and puts into light previously unknown facts about the origin of the anstey surname, and backs up all statements with evidence from medieval documentation and other wellrespected academics and researchers alike, with. Anstey, leicestershire photos, maps, books and memories of anstey wrong place. Anstey, leicestershire photos, maps, books and memories of anstey.
History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Looking for information on family of henry jackson 18381919 and mary ellen roper children joseph b 1875 helme, yorks, george b 1878 helme, yorks, john thomas b 1881 anstey, sarah b 1883 anstey and harry roper b 1884 anstey. Leicestershire or leicester, an inland county, nearly in the centre of england, but a little to the e. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and village in leicestershire, from the first settlers to the present day. Woolden hill primary school, netherfield road opened 1977. History, gazetteer, and directory of leicestershire, and the small county of rutland. Ian grogan the books were issued to every household by anstey parish council when i was a serving councillor and nice to see it is still being talked about so much credit goes to all the hard work put in by brian kibble who provided such a tremendous collection of photos.
Family history library catalog the text in this section is copied from an article in wikipedia. Edited by andrew roberts trumpingtons history in the 17th century, including the civil war and the rebuilding of anstey hall. Thurcaston, a pleasant village, a township, and a parish in leicestershire. The first industry to arrive was stocking frame knitting. Anstey the anstey patriarch, the twelfth century originator of the anstey surname and the great x 30 grandfather of coauthor g. North and west of the area are the leicestershire villages of anstey and. History of anstey, in charnwood and leicestershire. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. The memorial is a tribute to all those whose names appear on the anstey war memorial. At any rate, its known that a celtic settlement grew up on the site of the presentday city. About anstey this village was first mentioned in the doomsday book of 1086, of its latter history the village records close links with the luddite riots which started during the early stages of the industrial revolution of the 19th century. Mary, a parish, in the union of barrowupon soar, hundred of west goscote, n. I have identified some of the names on the memorial.
Anstey is a large village in leicestershire, located north west of leicester in the borough of charnwood. Henry jackson looking for information on family of henry jackson 18381919 and mary ellen roper children joseph b 1875 helme, yorks, george b 1878 helme, yorks, john thomas b 1881 anstey, sarah b 1883. Anstey is a large village in leicestershire, to the northwest of leicester. The history books will telly that he turned back at derby, and the really good books will mention that he sent men to sieze the bridge over the trent at swarkestone before he made that decision. Outside st georges church in anstey stands the war memorial bearing the names of twelve soldiers from the village who died in world war i. Harry married rebecca jackson of leicester city and they migrated to australia around 1912. Leicesters history stretches back at least 2,000 years. Trumpington local history group, trumpington timeline. Anstey library a small, rural, community managed library on the outskirts of leicester. North and west of the area are the leicestershire villages of anstey and glenfield. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The county borders nottinghamshire to the north, lincolnshire to the northeast, rutland to the east, northamptonshire to the southeast, warwickshire to the southwest, staffordshire to the west, and derbyshire to the northwest. King williams bridge is a grade ii listed building in anstey, leicestershire, england. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described anstey like this.
Chapter two gives a very brief summary of the anstey case of the twelfth century. There is a place of worship for wesleyans resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. You can leave a message for our team 24 hours a day using the form below, and we will get back to you as soon as possible, usually sameday.
A detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious houses. I am working on a memorial as part of our ve75 celebrations. The society has also published it in print and volume covers the barrow on soar district of which anstey was a part. Leicestershire county, england, united kingdom britannica. The parish has a post and telegraph office under leicester. New york had the highest population of anstey families in 1880. Early history of the anstey family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our anstey research. Anstey became a separate modern civil parish in december, 1866.
Further reading published in the 18th19th centuries. The martin high school was founded in 1957 and was named after sir robert martin, chairman of the leicester county council, in honor of his public service originally a secondary modern school for pupils aged 11 to 16, then a middle school for 11 14 ages, in september 20 the martin high school became, again, a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16. For centuries anstey was primarily an agricultural community. They lived at anstey pastures, before moving to the brand in 1892. Two members of the family held the position of lord lieutenant of leicestershire, the local high school is named after them. There are fine medieval churches at leicester, lutterworth where the reformer john wycliffe was parish priest in the 80s, melton mowbray, ashbydelazouch, and elsewhere. The placename of anstey is first recorded in domesday book. There is a cathedral at leicester, and modern universities are located at both leicester and loughborough. Brown watson donate new books for sale by becknickolls on november 17, 2015 leave a comment a huge thank you to brown watson of kibworth beauchamp, leicestershire, for donating a beautiful set of childrens books for us to sell in the library to raise funds.
In a letter he wrote to an unknown recipient in about 1891 which is now in the care of the chapel trustees he says, anstey is a village the population when last census was taken was a little under 400. The manor belonged to ulverscroft abbey, and went to the greys of groby. This was about 41% of all the recorded ansteys in the usa. May 09, 2014 slide show of work completed by hendersons in anstey, leicestershire.