The Grade II* listed parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1179, although the current building is largely from the 16th century and was remodelled in the 19th century. [3] The patron of the church was formerly the Curzon family of Earl Howe who also helped fund the village school. [4] The church includes the tomb of Georgiana, Countess Howe, first wife of Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, with a monument by Sir George Frampton. [5]
The village has one school, Congerstone Primary School, on Shackerstone Road.
History
The village's name derives from the Old Englishcyning-tūn meaning 'farm/settlement of a king'.[6]
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Shackerstone.[7]
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^"Compton-Dundon - Congresbury Pages 675-678 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online. from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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^"Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^"Relationships and changes Congerstone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
May 05, 2023
congerstone, village, former, civil, parish, parish, shackerstone, hinckley, bosworth, district, leicestershire, england, three, miles, north, west, market, bosworth, which, historically, daughter, parish, near, ashby, zouch, canal, a444, road, 1931, parish, p. Congerstone ˈ k ʌ n dʒ e s t en is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Shackerstone in the Hinckley and Bosworth district in Leicestershire England 1 It is three miles north west of Market Bosworth of which it was historically a daughter parish It is near the Ashby de la Zouch Canal and the A444 road In 1931 the parish had a population of 209 2 CongerstoneSt Mary s Parish ChurchCongerstoneLocation within LeicestershireOS grid referenceSK3605Civil parishShackerstoneDistrictHinckley and BosworthShire countyLeicestershireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNuneatonPostcode districtCV13PoliceLeicestershireFireLeicestershireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentBosworthList of places UK England Leicestershire 52 38 N 1 28 W 52 64 N 01 46 W 52 64 01 46 Coordinates 52 38 N 1 28 W 52 64 N 01 46 W 52 64 01 46The Grade II listed parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1179 although the current building is largely from the 16th century and was remodelled in the 19th century 3 The patron of the church was formerly the Curzon family of Earl Howe who also helped fund the village school 4 The church includes the tomb of Georgiana Countess Howe first wife of Richard Curzon 4th Earl Howe with a monument by Sir George Frampton 5 The village has one school Congerstone Primary School on Shackerstone Road History EditThe village s name derives from the Old English cyning tun meaning farm settlement of a king 6 On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Shackerstone 7 References Edit OS Explorer Map 232 Nuneaton amp Tamworth 1 25 000 ISBN 0 319 46404 0 Population statistics Congerstone AP CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 26 December 2022 Church of St Mary the Virgin A Grade II Listed Building in Congerstone Leicestershire British Listed Buildings Archived from the original on 15 June 2020 Retrieved 15 June 2020 Compton Dundon Congresbury Pages 675 678 A Topographical Dictionary of England Originally published by S Lewis London 1848 British History Online Archived from the original on 15 June 2020 Retrieved 15 June 2020 About us Congerstone St Mary the Virgin A Church Near You Archived from the original on 15 June 2020 Retrieved 15 June 2020 Key to English Place names kepn nottingham ac uk Archived from the original on 10 August 2021 Retrieved 19 August 2021 Relationships and changes Congerstone AP CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 26 December 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Congerstone amp oldid 1129717575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
