Hallaton Castle — was situated to the west of the village of Hallaton, which lies some 20 km to the south east of the city of Leicester (gbmapping|SP780967).This was an interesting motte and bailey castle with an additional rectangular enclosure now surviving as… … Wikipedia
Hallaton railway station — was a former railway station in Hallaton, Leicestershire [British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1953. Former Services References … Wikipedia
Hallaton Rural District — The rural district of Hallaton existed in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935. It included the following civil parishes, which were the parts of the Uppingham Rural Sanitary District in Leicestershire.*Blaston *Bringhurst *Drayton *Great… … Wikipedia
Hallaton Bottle-Kicking — At Hallaton, Leicestershire, they have an *Easter Monday custom involving a hare pie, which is not made of hares, and a bottle kicking game where the objects are not bottles and are not kicked. The pie and the bottle kicking may have been two… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Hallaton Hare Pie — At Hallaton, Leicestershire, they have an *Easter Monday custom involving a hare pie, which is not made of hares, and a bottle kicking game where the objects are not bottles and are not kicked. The pie and the bottle kicking may have been two… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Bottle-kicking — is an old Leicestershire custom that takes place in the village of Hallaton each Easter Monday.cite web url=http://www.historic uk.com/CultureUK/FolkloreYear Easter.htm title=The Folklore Year Easter publisher=Historic UK.com accessdate=2007 06… … Wikipedia
Studd brothers — The three famous Studd brothers, Charles, Kynaston George, were Victorian gentleman cricketers; they were educated at Eton and Cambridge. They all represented Eton in the Eton Vs Harrow annual needle match and represented Cambridge at cricket.… … Wikipedia
Medbourne railway station — Medbourne Location Place Medbourne Area Leicestershire Grid reference … Wikipedia
Melton Mowbray North railway station — Melton Mowbray North Location Place Melton Mowbray Area Leicestershire Grid reference … Wikipedia
Cranoe — Church of St Michael and All Angels Cranoe is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish had a population of 35 in 2001.[1] Contents … Wikipedia
