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Sapcote

February 02, 2023

Sapcote is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire, England, in the Sparkenhoe Hundred.[1][2] It has a population of approximately 3,260, measured at the 2021 census[3] The well-known inland scuba diving site Stoney Cove is nearby.

Sapcote
Sapcote
Location within Leicestershire
Population3,260 (2021)
OS grid referenceSP490932
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeicester
Postcode districtLE9
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°32′04″N 1°16′45″W / 52.53447°N 1.27905°W / 52.53447; -1.27905Coordinates: 52°32′04″N 1°16′45″W / 52.53447°N 1.27905°W / 52.53447; -1.27905

History

An early Bronze Age occupation site has been discovered here.

The Roman occupation of the site, in the hinterland of the major Roman centre at Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum), was associated with the Fosse Way which passed close by, not far from its crossing with the Watling Street. It was centred upon a Roman villa with mosaic pavements and bath house, occupied continuously during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Related sites in the district were at Mancetter, Barwell and Hinckley.[4]

The continuous occupation of the existing settlement had its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period, and lay within that province of the Middle Angles, centred in Leicestershire, the rule of which was granted by Penda of Mercia to his son Peada in AD 653. At that time Christian missionaries, led by Diuma, came into Peada's kingdom from Northumbria.[5] A 7th-century gold necklace pendant enclosing a large shield-shaped garnet, found at Sapcote in 2003, belonged to a person of social importance of that time.[6] Sapcote took its name before the Norman Conquest, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book, as Scepecote. This represented the Anglo-Saxon Scēapcot = "shed or enclosure for sheep".[7][8]

The Church of Sapcote is dedicated to All Saints. In 1188 William Basset was the patron of the living and the first rector was Thomas Spencer in 1220. Under Norman rule, from the 12th-14th century Sapcote became a seat of the powerful Basset family, descendants of the royal justice Ralph Basset (died 1127), who held the neighbouring manor of Stoney Stanton. Ralph de Basset (died 1282) was High Sheriff of England and, possibly, the first Member of Parliament, being the first Lord to be called to the Barons Parliament by Simon de Montfort.[9] Nichols refers to the site of a castle of the Bassets having been on a slight eminence in the village, which was levelled-off during the 18th century.

After the Reformation the lordship of Sapcote was successively in the Ferrers, Grey and Tufton families. During the 19th century the main occupations of the villagers were frame-work knitting (hosiery) and quarrying.[10]

Buildings

 
Sapcote, Parish church.

The oldest surviving building in the village is the parish church of All Saints, a building in English Decorated and Perpendicular architectural styles of the 13th to 15th centuries.[11] The Norman font is all that remains of an earlier church:[12] William Bassett appears as the patron of rector Thomas in the last decades of the 12th century. A chantry was established by Ralph de Basset in 1376 and its chapel forms the present north aisle.[13] At one time the church windows had the Basset coat of arms and devices in glass, but those of the chancel window were removed in 1788, and only a fragment now remains. At this time a stone coffin, probably of one of the Bassetts, was opened and re-interred.[14]

The Wesleyans built their first church in Sapcote in 1805. This was a successful and active congregation. The Sapcote Wesleyan Band of Hope, a Temperance group in the Hinckley circuit, was flourishing in 1880 with some 65 members.[15] In 1902 a square stone-built church was erected. The stone was quarried by the men of the church and they made such a good job of it that the church remains as one of the best buildings in Sapcote. It opened in 1905 and is a fine example of the Arts and Crafts period.[16]

In 1806 a bath house was built by John Frewen-Turner over the so-called Golden Well in Stanton Road, in an attempt to establish a Spa at Sapcote. In the building were cold and warm baths, and treatment was given for nervous, rheumatic and scrofulous complaints.[17] The building cost around £600: the beneficial effects of the waters were much approved by Dr Robert Chessher of Hinckley,[18] and Prime Minister George Canning, the Duke of Wellington and Mr Lines all visited the baths.

Other historical buildings include several thatched cottages, Park Farm (a timber-framed house dated 1683 in Stanton Road), the Old School in Leicester Road which was built in 1819, and the Revd. Stanley Burrough's Almshouses in Cooke's Lane, erected by Thomas Frewen in 1847 in Tudor revival style. (Stanley Burrough, MA, was Rector of Sapcote from 1779 to 1807).

People

Robert Bickersteth, later Bishop of Ripon, for some years was curate to his father as Rector at Sapcote.[19] The life of the village is recorded in various memoirs.[20] For many years Sapcote was home to the actor Bill Maynard, familiar to the television-viewing public as Selwyn Froggitt and as Claude Greengrass in Heartbeat.

References

  1. ^ J. Nichols, The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol. IV part 2: Sparkenhoe Hundred (John Nichols and Son, London 1811), pp. 889-906. (University of Leicester Special Collections, Reader pp. 599-620).
  2. ^ H. Whitley, History of the Parish of Sapcote in the County of Leicester (Leicester 1853). Read at Google.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for Statistics. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ^ A.J. Pickering, 'The Roman sites of south-west Leicestershire. Part II: Mancetter (Manduessedum), Sapcote, Barwell and Hinckley, with notes on adjacent sites', Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions, Vol. XVIII (1935), pp. 157-190 and Pls (Society's pdf), at pp. 163-76 & p. 190.
  5. ^ J.A. Giles (ed.), The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England (Henry G. Bohn, London 1859), Book III, chapter XXI, pp. 143-45 (Internet Archive).
  6. ^ D. Prudames, '"Heart-stopping" Anglo-Saxon pendant unearthed', Culture 24, 27 August 2004. See also 'Anglo Saxon Garnet Pendant', in Image Leicestershire - Leicestershire in Pictures, ibase id 17443. Leicestershire County Council ref. X.A35.2005.0.0.
  7. ^ E. Ekwall, The Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names, 4th Edition (Clarendon Press, Oxford 1960), p. 404.
  8. ^ The seeming resemblance to "Shepshed" is accidental, for that derives from Scēape and Hēafod, meaning high ground for sheep: Ekwall, Dictionary of English Place-Names, p. 416.
  9. ^ Nichols, History and Antiquities of Leicester Vol. IV part 2, pp. 889-90 (University of Leicester Special Collections, Reader pp. 599-600).
  10. ^ The Imperial Cyclopaedia. Subdivision. The Cyclopaedia of the British Empire, II: Hackney-Zetland (Charles Knight/Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London 1850), p. 323 (Google).
  11. ^ J. Nichols, Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica, VII: Antiquities in Leicestershire (J. Nichols, London 1790), pp. 687-88 and Pl. XXXI (Google).
  12. ^ 'Sapcote', in N. Pevsner, revised by E. Williamson and G.K. Brandwood, The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland, 2nd Edition (Penguin Books Ltd., London 1984, 2001 reprint), p. 367 (Google).
  13. ^ For the confirmation charter of Richard II, see 'Sapcote', in Nichols, History and Antiquities of Leicestershire, Vol. IV part 2, at pp. 891-93 (University of Leicester Special Collections, Reader pp. 601-03).
  14. ^ "Hinckleiensis", 'Grave opened at Sapcote', Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Vol. LVIII (for 1788), Part II, p. 1071 (Google).
  15. ^ 'Notes of Progress', in G. Maunder, C. Garrett and T.B. Stephenson (eds), The Methodist Temperance Magazine, Vol. XIII (Elliot Stock, London 1880), p. 119 (Google).
  16. ^ "Sapcote Methodist Church", Historic England Listing, List Entry Number 1389711.
  17. ^ Nichols, History and Antiquities of Leicestershire, Vol. IV part 2, at p. 897 (University of Leicester Special Collections, Reader p. 607).
  18. ^ W. White, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Leicestershire (William White, Sheffield 1846), p. 588 (Google).
  19. ^ M.C. Bickersteth, A Sketch of the Life and Episcopate of the Right Reverend Robert Bickersteth, D.D., Bishop of Ripon 1847-1884 (Rivingtons, London 1887), pp. 25-42, passim (Google).
  20. ^ H. Burdett, Village Life in Sapcote Leicestershire 1914-1924 (John D. McNaughton 1984).

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sapcote.
  • Sapcote Club
  • Sapcote Village Community Web Site
  • Sapcote Bloom Group
  • Villages page on the Leicestershire villages website
  • Link showing details of Scouting in the Village
  • All Saints Church, Sapcote
  • Sapcote Heritage Group
  • Sapcote Methodist Church
  • Sapcote Village Library

February 02, 2023
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Sapcote is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire England in the Sparkenhoe Hundred 1 2 It has a population of approximately 3 260 measured at the 2021 census 3 The well known inland scuba diving site Stoney Cove is nearby SapcoteSapcoteLocation within LeicestershirePopulation3 260 2021 OS grid referenceSP490932DistrictBlabyShire countyLeicestershireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLeicesterPostcode districtLE9PoliceLeicestershireFireLeicestershireAmbulanceEast MidlandsList of places UK England Leicestershire 52 32 04 N 1 16 45 W 52 53447 N 1 27905 W 52 53447 1 27905 Coordinates 52 32 04 N 1 16 45 W 52 53447 N 1 27905 W 52 53447 1 27905 Contents 1 History 2 Buildings 3 People 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAn early Bronze Age occupation site has been discovered here The Roman occupation of the site in the hinterland of the major Roman centre at Leicester Ratae Corieltauvorum was associated with the Fosse Way which passed close by not far from its crossing with the Watling Street It was centred upon a Roman villa with mosaic pavements and bath house occupied continuously during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD Related sites in the district were at Mancetter Barwell and Hinckley 4 The continuous occupation of the existing settlement had its origins in the Anglo Saxon period and lay within that province of the Middle Angles centred in Leicestershire the rule of which was granted by Penda of Mercia to his son Peada in AD 653 At that time Christian missionaries led by Diuma came into Peada s kingdom from Northumbria 5 A 7th century gold necklace pendant enclosing a large shield shaped garnet found at Sapcote in 2003 belonged to a person of social importance of that time 6 Sapcote took its name before the Norman Conquest and was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Scepecote This represented the Anglo Saxon Sceapcot shed or enclosure for sheep 7 8 The Church of Sapcote is dedicated to All Saints In 1188 William Basset was the patron of the living and the first rector was Thomas Spencer in 1220 Under Norman rule from the 12th 14th century Sapcote became a seat of the powerful Basset family descendants of the royal justice Ralph Basset died 1127 who held the neighbouring manor of Stoney Stanton Ralph de Basset died 1282 was High Sheriff of England and possibly the first Member of Parliament being the first Lord to be called to the Barons Parliament by Simon de Montfort 9 Nichols refers to the site of a castle of the Bassets having been on a slight eminence in the village which was levelled off during the 18th century After the Reformation the lordship of Sapcote was successively in the Ferrers Grey and Tufton families During the 19th century the main occupations of the villagers were frame work knitting hosiery and quarrying 10 Buildings Edit Sapcote Parish church The oldest surviving building in the village is the parish church of All Saints a building in English Decorated and Perpendicular architectural styles of the 13th to 15th centuries 11 The Norman font is all that remains of an earlier church 12 William Bassett appears as the patron of rector Thomas in the last decades of the 12th century A chantry was established by Ralph de Basset in 1376 and its chapel forms the present north aisle 13 At one time the church windows had the Basset coat of arms and devices in glass but those of the chancel window were removed in 1788 and only a fragment now remains At this time a stone coffin probably of one of the Bassetts was opened and re interred 14 The Wesleyans built their first church in Sapcote in 1805 This was a successful and active congregation The Sapcote Wesleyan Band of Hope a Temperance group in the Hinckley circuit was flourishing in 1880 with some 65 members 15 In 1902 a square stone built church was erected The stone was quarried by the men of the church and they made such a good job of it that the church remains as one of the best buildings in Sapcote It opened in 1905 and is a fine example of the Arts and Crafts period 16 In 1806 a bath house was built by John Frewen Turner over the so called Golden Well in Stanton Road in an attempt to establish a Spa at Sapcote In the building were cold and warm baths and treatment was given for nervous rheumatic and scrofulous complaints 17 The building cost around 600 the beneficial effects of the waters were much approved by Dr Robert Chessher of Hinckley 18 and Prime Minister George Canning the Duke of Wellington and Mr Lines all visited the baths Other historical buildings include several thatched cottages Park Farm a timber framed house dated 1683 in Stanton Road the Old School in Leicester Road which was built in 1819 and the Revd Stanley Burrough s Almshouses in Cooke s Lane erected by Thomas Frewen in 1847 in Tudor revival style Stanley Burrough MA was Rector of Sapcote from 1779 to 1807 People EditRobert Bickersteth later Bishop of Ripon for some years was curate to his father as Rector at Sapcote 19 The life of the village is recorded in various memoirs 20 For many years Sapcote was home to the actor Bill Maynard familiar to the television viewing public as Selwyn Froggitt and as Claude Greengrass in Heartbeat References Edit J Nichols The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester Vol IV part 2 Sparkenhoe Hundred John Nichols and Son London 1811 pp 889 906 University of Leicester Special Collections Reader pp 599 620 H Whitley History of the Parish of Sapcote in the County of Leicester Leicester 1853 Read at Google Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for Statistics Retrieved 20 June 2016 A J Pickering The Roman sites of south west Leicestershire Part II Mancetter Manduessedum Sapcote Barwell and Hinckley with notes on adjacent sites Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions Vol XVIII 1935 pp 157 190 and Pls Society s pdf at pp 163 76 amp p 190 J A Giles ed The Venerable Bede s Ecclesiastical History of England Henry G Bohn London 1859 Book III chapter XXI pp 143 45 Internet Archive D Prudames Heart stopping Anglo Saxon pendant unearthed Culture 24 27 August 2004 See also Anglo Saxon Garnet Pendant in Image Leicestershire Leicestershire in Pictures ibase id 17443 Leicestershire County Council ref X A35 2005 0 0 E Ekwall The Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names 4th Edition Clarendon Press Oxford 1960 p 404 The seeming resemblance to Shepshed is accidental for that derives from Sceape and Heafod meaning high ground for sheep Ekwall Dictionary of English Place Names p 416 Nichols History and Antiquities of Leicester Vol IV part 2 pp 889 90 University of Leicester Special Collections Reader pp 599 600 The Imperial Cyclopaedia Subdivision The Cyclopaedia of the British Empire II Hackney Zetland Charles Knight Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge London 1850 p 323 Google J Nichols Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica VII Antiquities in Leicestershire J Nichols London 1790 pp 687 88 and Pl XXXI Google Sapcote in N Pevsner revised by E Williamson and G K Brandwood The Buildings of England Leicestershire and Rutland 2nd Edition Penguin Books Ltd London 1984 2001 reprint p 367 Google For the confirmation charter of Richard II see Sapcote in Nichols History and Antiquities of Leicestershire Vol IV part 2 at pp 891 93 University of Leicester Special Collections Reader pp 601 03 Hinckleiensis Grave opened at Sapcote Gentleman s Magazine and Historical Chronicle Vol LVIII for 1788 Part II p 1071 Google Notes of Progress in G Maunder C Garrett and T B Stephenson eds The Methodist Temperance Magazine Vol XIII Elliot Stock London 1880 p 119 Google Sapcote Methodist Church Historic England Listing List Entry Number 1389711 Nichols History and Antiquities of Leicestershire Vol IV part 2 at p 897 University of Leicester Special Collections Reader p 607 W White History Gazetteer and Directory of Leicestershire William White Sheffield 1846 p 588 Google M C Bickersteth A Sketch of the Life and Episcopate of the Right Reverend Robert Bickersteth D D Bishop of Ripon 1847 1884 Rivingtons London 1887 pp 25 42 passim Google H Burdett Village Life in Sapcote Leicestershire 1914 1924 John D McNaughton 1984 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sapcote Sapcote Club Sapcote Village Community Web Site Sapcote Bloom Group Villages page on the Leicestershire villages website Link showing details of Scouting in the Village All Saints Church Sapcote Sapcote Heritage Group Sapcote Methodist Church Sapcote Village Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sapcote amp oldid 1124599171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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