Lindley, Leicestershire
Historical Description
Lindley, a hamlet, formerly a chapelry, in Higham-on-the-Hill parish, Leicestershire, near Watling Street, 3½ miles WNW of Hinckley. Lindley Hall was formerly the seat of Hardwick, who guided the Earl of Richmond to Bosworth Field; was also the residence of W. Burton, the county historian, and of his brother Eobert, the author of the " Anatomy of Melancholy," and is now the seat of the Eyre family. The quondam chapel, which was built in the reign of Henry VII., is now in ruins.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Leicestershire | |
Civil parish | Higham on the Hill | |
Hundred | Sparkenhoe |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Lindley from the following:
Land and Property
A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Leicestershire is online.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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