Seagrave

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Village sign

Seagrave is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of around 500. It is north of Sileby and close to Thrussington and Barrow upon Soar.

One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands given to Henry de Ferrers^[1] by King William I. The land consisted of work for one plough and four acres of meadow.

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Seagrave

Berrycott Lane joins King Street at the Eastern end of the village.

Looking east from Green Lane towards King Street.

King Street

Green Lane

All Saints Church

References

Notes

↑ Williams & Haward Martin 2003, pp. 656–7

Bibliography

Williams, Ann; Haward Martin, Geoffrey (2003), Domesday Book: A Complete Translation, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-143994-7

External links

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v t e Towns and villages of the Borough of Charnwood

Towns	Loughborough Shepshed Syston

Large villages	Anstey Barrow upon Soar Birstall East Goscote Mountsorrel Quorn Rothley Sileby Thurmaston

Small villages	Barkby Beeby Burton on the Wolds Cossington Cropston Hathern Hoton Newtown Linford Queniborough Ratcliffe on the Wreake Rearsby Seagrave South Croxton Swithland Thrussington Thurcaston Ulverscroft Walton on the Wolds Wanlip Woodhouse Woodhouse Eaves Wymeswold

Hamlets	Barkby Thorpe Cotes Prestwold

Coordinates: 52°45′6.00″N 1°5′2.00″W / 52.7516667°N 1.0838889°W / 52.7516667; -1.0838889

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