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⚫ | '''Sheepy''' is a [[civil parish]] in the [[Hinckley and Bosworth]] district of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]], containing the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, [[Sibson, Leicestershire|Sibson]], Wellsborough, [[Upton, Leicestershire|Upton]], Pinwall and Cross |
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|static_image_name= Main Road in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire - geograph.org.uk - 685168.jpg |
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|static_image_caption= <small>[[Sheepy Magna]]</small> |
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|official_name= Sheepy |
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|country= England |
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|region= East Midlands |
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|os_grid_reference= SK3201 |
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|latitude= 52.610 |
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|longitude= -1.521 |
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|population= 1,192 |
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|population_ref= ''(2001)'' |
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|civil_parish= Sheepy |
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|shire_district= [[Hinckley and Bosworth]] |
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|shire_county= [[Leicestershire]] |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Bosworth]] |
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|post_town= ATHERSTONE |
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|postcode_district= CV9 |
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|postcode_area= CV |
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|dial_code= 01827 |
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⚫ | '''Sheepy''' is a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Hinckley and Bosworth]] district of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]], containing the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, [[Sibson, Leicestershire|Sibson]], Wellsborough, [[Upton, Leicestershire|Upton]], Pinwall and Cross Hands—a total of 449 homes<ref>[http://www.sheepyparish.com/ Sheepy Parish Council]</ref>. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,192. |
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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 the notorious 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. |
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 the notorious 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. |
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[[Category:Civil parishes in Leicestershire]] |
[[Category:Civil parishes in Leicestershire]] |
Revision as of 11:05, 8 July 2012
Sheepy | |
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Population | 1,192 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SK3201 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ATHERSTONE |
Postcode district | CV9 |
Dialling code | 01827 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Sheepy is a civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, containing the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, Sibson, Wellsborough, Upton, Pinwall and Cross Hands—a total of 449 homes[1]. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,192.
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 the notorious 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.
References
- John Nichols, History and Antiquities of Leicestershire, Vol. IV.
- Sheepy, A Tale of Two Sheep, Vol. XVI.