Barkestone-le-Vale

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Barkestone-le-Vale
Barkestone-le-Vale shown within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK7834
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°53′N 0°50′W / 52.89, -0.84

Barkestone-le-Vale is a village in the northeast of Leicestershire, England.

1 History
2 Buildings
3 Countryside
4 Notes

[edit] History

The village originated as a 7th-century settlement, and is mentioned as a parish in the 1086 Domesday Book. ^[1] It is now part of the parish of Redmile.

[edit] Buildings

Barkestone-le-Vale numbers some 120 dwellings, but has no school and no shops. The building of main interest is the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which dominates the landscape. Although there must have been a church for some thousand years, the present building dates back at least as far as 1639, when mention was made of its bells (now replaced). The church was restored in 1840. ^[2]

Belvoir Castle is nearby.

[edit] Countryside

A number of footpaths lead to the village, one of them connecting it to Belvoir Castle. ^[3]

The rural nature of the area makes it suitable for bird-watching. Some species that may be observed in the countryside surrounding the village are buzzards, quail, and reed and sedge warblers. ^[4]