Glooston is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 54, increasing to 147 (including Cranoe and Stonton Wyville) at the 2011 census.[1]
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Glor'.[2]
The parish covers an area of 973 acres (3.94 km2) or 1.46 square miles (3.8 km2). Its shape is long and narrow, being over 2 miles (3.2 km) in length north to south. The highest point in the parish is Crossburrow Hill, 400 feet (120 m) high.
The settlement of Glooston lies around a crossroads in the centre of the parish. There are several 17th- and 18th-century brick-built houses, and a terrace of early 19th-century stone-built cottages. The Roman Gartree Road crosses the village east to west and the site of a Roman villa, by a stream north-east of the crossroads, was excavated in 1946.
The manor of Glooston was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as being held by Hugh de Grentemesnil. From 1180 to the middle of the 14th century the Basset family of Drayton were mesne tenants. The manor was held of the Bassets by the Harington family, and from c. 1412-1422 held by the Brauncepath family, through the marriage of Margaret Harington to Richard Brauncepath. The manor passed to John Colly, a distant Harington relative, in 1480 after a protracted legal dispute. His descendant Anthony Colly put the manor in trust in 1587 to pay an annuity of £100 for 60 years to a skinner, Randall Manning of London. This payment was in arrears by 1592, and possession of the manor passed to Manning. In 1614 Colly redeemed it for £1,500, and in 1632 he sold it to the Brudenell family for £4,500, in whose possession it has remained.
By the 17th century half of the agricultural land in the parish (to the north of the village) was enclosed and laid down to pasture as sheep runs. To the south of the village were three open fields, Little Field, Burrough or Crosborough Field, and Willowsike Field. These were enclosed in 1828, with a total area of 469 acres (1.90 km2) being allotted. The lord of the manor, the Earl of Cardigan, who held the whole of the old enclosures, was allotted 56 acres (230,000 m2). The Rev. J. H. Dent of Hallaton, whose family held an estate in Glooston, was allotted 236 acres (0.96 km2). The Rector of Glooston was allotted 182 acres (0.74 km2) in lieu of tithes and glebe.
The parish church of St John the Baptist was rebuilt in 1866-67 by the architect Joseph Goddard of Leicester. Goddard appears to have retained the plan of the original church, whose fabric was mostly of 15th- or 16th-century date. It has an aisleless nave, chancel, south porch and a double bell-cote.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^"Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^Glooston. A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5: Gartree Hundred (1964), pp. 112-115
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glooston, small, village, civil, parish, harborough, district, leicestershire, england, according, 2001, census, parish, population, increasing, including, cranoe, stonton, wyville, 2011, census, leicestershire, round, through, location, within, leicestershire. Glooston is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire England According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 54 increasing to 147 including Cranoe and Stonton Wyville at the 2011 census 1 Leicestershire Round through GloostonGloostonLocation within LeicestershirePopulation147 2011 Census OS grid referenceSP750957Civil parishGloostonDistrictHarboroughShire countyLeicestershireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMARKET HARBOROUGHPostcode districtLE16PoliceLeicestershireFireLeicestershireAmbulanceEast MidlandsList of places UK England Leicestershire 52 33 18 N 0 53 42 W 52 555 N 0 895 W 52 555 0 895The village s name means farm settlement of Glor 2 The parish covers an area of 973 acres 3 94 km2 or 1 46 square miles 3 8 km2 Its shape is long and narrow being over 2 miles 3 2 km in length north to south The highest point in the parish is Crossburrow Hill 400 feet 120 m high The settlement of Glooston lies around a crossroads in the centre of the parish There are several 17th and 18th century brick built houses and a terrace of early 19th century stone built cottages The Roman Gartree Road crosses the village east to west and the site of a Roman villa by a stream north east of the crossroads was excavated in 1946 The manor of Glooston was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as being held by Hugh de Grentemesnil From 1180 to the middle of the 14th century the Basset family of Drayton were mesne tenants The manor was held of the Bassets by the Harington family and from c 1412 1422 held by the Brauncepath family through the marriage of Margaret Harington to Richard Brauncepath The manor passed to John Colly a distant Harington relative in 1480 after a protracted legal dispute His descendant Anthony Colly put the manor in trust in 1587 to pay an annuity of 100 for 60 years to a skinner Randall Manning of London This payment was in arrears by 1592 and possession of the manor passed to Manning In 1614 Colly redeemed it for 1 500 and in 1632 he sold it to the Brudenell family for 4 500 in whose possession it has remained By the 17th century half of the agricultural land in the parish to the north of the village was enclosed and laid down to pasture as sheep runs To the south of the village were three open fields Little Field Burrough or Crosborough Field and Willowsike Field These were enclosed in 1828 with a total area of 469 acres 1 90 km2 being allotted The lord of the manor the Earl of Cardigan who held the whole of the old enclosures was allotted 56 acres 230 000 m2 The Rev J H Dent of Hallaton whose family held an estate in Glooston was allotted 236 acres 0 96 km2 The Rector of Glooston was allotted 182 acres 0 74 km2 in lieu of tithes and glebe The parish church of St John the Baptist was rebuilt in 1866 67 by the architect Joseph Goddard of Leicester Goddard appears to have retained the plan of the original church whose fabric was mostly of 15th or 16th century date It has an aisleless nave chancel south porch and a double bell cote 3 References edit Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Archived from the original on 11 October 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2016 Key to English Place names kepn nottingham ac uk Archived from the original on 25 August 2021 Retrieved 31 August 2021 Glooston A History of the County of Leicestershire Volume 5 Gartree Hundred 1964 pp 112 115External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glooston OS Mapping of Glooston from Multimap History of Glooston Recent housing development Glooston Park Images of Glooston from Geograph Old Barn Inn and Restaurant Glooston Music Festival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glooston amp oldid 1181592900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
