What is Wigston famous for?

In neighbouring South Wigston Henry Bates was the leading hosiery manufacturer. Wigston was the subject of W. G. Hoskins’s pioneering historical study, The Midland Peasant (London: Macmillan, 1965), which traced the social history of this village from earliest recorded history into the 19th century.

What is Glen Parva famous for?

The Glen Parva Lady is significant because her burial is a gateway to our understanding of Anglo-Saxon colonisation in Leicestershire, which developed through the sixth century.

When was Wigston built?

History. Before the establishment of South Wigston in 1883, the area was largely open fields. The Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal, which runs south of the township, was built 1793–1809, and a house stood by the Countesthorpe Road near the bridges over the river and canal.

Who built South Wigston?

Orson Wright
South Wigston is unique in that the main bulk of it was built within seven years by Orson Wright between 1883 and 1890 and is therefore truly Victorian in its style and design.

Is Wigston a nice place to live?

Wigston is the most desirable place to live in Leicestershire, according to a Royal Mail survey. The study, conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research, looked at affordable housing, commuting times and green spaces. Newtown Linford, Kibworth, Loughborough and Mountsorrel complete the top five.

What is the population of Wigston?

In the Oadby and Wigston district there are 57,000 residents. This is 5.4% of the population of Leicester and Leicestershire and 8.1% of Leicestershire.

What happened Glen Parva?

Glen Parva was operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service. The prison closed in June 2017, following an announcement at the end of 2016 that it would be replaced with a newly built category C adult prison. It will be demolished and redeveloped with a new built prison on the site.

Is Glen Parva a town?

Glen Parva is a village in Leicestershire which has become deeply affected by the swelling suburbs of Leicester, and now sits on the edge of that townscape, nestled up against the suburb of Eyres Monsell, and just north of Blaby, which lies across the meadows of the River Sence. The parish population is over 5,000.

Is South Wigston a nice place to live?

Who runs Oadby and Wigston Council?

Political control The current leader and deputy leader of the council are John Boyce and Samia Haq.

Where is Wigston Leicestershire?

Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. Wigston had a population of 32,321 in 2011.

Who held the Lordship of Wigston in 1068?

Under Edward the Confessor, the Lordship of Wigston was held by his nephew, Earl Ralph of Hereford. After the Conquest, however, when at Leicester in 1068, William I granted the Lordship to Hugh de Grantemaisnil, one of his principal barons, who was also appointed High Steward of England and Viscount of Leicestershire.

Why is it called Wigston Two Spires?

In the Middle Ages it was known as Wigston Two Spires as, unusually, there were two mediaeval churches there, All Saints’ and St Wistan’s. St Wistan’s is so called because it was one of the places where the body of St Wistan or Wigstan rested before burial.

Where did Graham Chapman live in Wigston?

Graham Chapman, of Monty Python fame, lived (around 1951/52) in what was then Wigston police station, (the building on the corner of Pullman Road – opposite the swimming baths) during the time that his father was the inspector there. He attended South Wigston Junior School.