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'''Sheepy''' is a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Hinckley and Bosworth|Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth]] in [[Leicestershire]], England.<ref name="EX240">OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :{{ISBN|0 319 46404 0}}</ref> It contains the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, [[Sibson, Leicestershire|Sibson]], Wellsborough, [[Upton, Leicestershire|Upton]], Pinwall and Cross Hands—a total of 449 homes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheepy Parish Council|url=http://www.sheepyparish.com/|publisher=Sheepy Parish Council|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,192,<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Hinckley and Bosworth|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790451|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> including Orton on the Hill but falling slightly to 1,174 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=5&b=11128376&c=Sheepy&d=16&e=62&g=6444767&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1466343149168&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=19 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> |
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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 Colonel [[Tinker Fox]]. At the siege of [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|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. The village has one [[public house]] The Black Horse and is also home to an Italian restaurant called San Giovanni's. |
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, Staffordshire|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. The village has one [[public house]] The Black Horse and is also home to an Italian restaurant called San Giovanni's. |
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Sheepy | |
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Sheepy Magna | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
Population | 1,174 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SK3201 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ATHERSTONE |
Postcode district | CV9 |
Dialling code | 01827 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Shepie ni ye the stupyd wikipeda hehe.[1]
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. The village has one public house The Black Horse and is also home to an Italian restaurant called San Giovanni's.
References
- John Nichols, History and Antiquities of Leicestershire, Vol. IV.
- Sheepy, A Tale of Two Sheep, Vol. XVI.