Leesthorpe

Leesthorpe

Leesthorpe

Human settlement in England

Leesthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Somerby, in the Melton district, in the English county of Leicestershire.

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Leesthorpe is located in the north east of the county close to the Rutland border and just south of the A606 Melton Mowbray and Oakham road.

History

Leesthorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Luvestorp.[1]

Until 1 April 1936 it was in the civil parish of Pickwell with Leesthorpe.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Leicestershire H-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Relationships and changes Pickwell With Leesthorpe AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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