Billesdon Heritage Trail
room 31 ECHOES
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Located nine miles east of Leicester within open rolling countryside, Billesdon has existed for over a thousand years as an agriculture-based community.
With permission, this Sound Walk has been based upon a Heritage Trail published by Visit Harborough District www.visitharborough.com
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The Echoes
Introduction
Billesdon village’s name reputedly originated from Bill's Hill and was first applied by the early An…
The Market Cross and War Memorial
The Old Greyhound
This was the original Greyhound which was the oldest pub serving this area of the village, until it …
The White Hart
Around 1800 the increasing amount of road traffic called for a coaching inn and the White Hart was b…
The Bank
On the same side of the road the 1930's semi-detached houses on The Bank were built of the bricks fr…
Muddy Lane
At the Western edge of the village, there is a sign posted footpath. This is known locally as Muddy …
Billesdon Coplow
The name 'Coplow' is of Old English derivation meaning the summit and mound.
Bradley Square
Bradley Square was the village's centre for the hosiery framework knitters.
The Queens Head
The Queen’s Head was once a dwelling house but for over 200 years has been selling drinks and is the…
1769
The brick-built house here, end-on to the road, has a date tablet of 1769 and many features of that …
The Methodist Chapel
Here used to be a shop with a very unusual history; originally a dwelling house it was converted int…
The Quadrant
Here is the entrance to the Quadrant, which used to house horses and hounds, and is part of the rich…
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