Congerstone
St Mary's Parish Church
Congerstone is located in Leicestershire
Congerstone
Congerstone
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSK3605
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNuneaton
Postcode districtCV13
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Congerstone (/ˈkʌndʒəstən/) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shackerstone, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England.[1] It is three miles north west of Market Bosworth, of which it was historically a daughter parish. It is near the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal and the A444 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 209.[2]

The Grade II* listed parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1179, although the current building is largely from the 16th century and was remodelled in the 19th century. [3] The patron of the church was formerly the Curzon family of Earl Howe who also helped fund the village school. [4] The church includes the tomb of Georgiana, Countess Howe, first wife of Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, with a monument by Sir George Frampton. [5]

The village has one school, Congerstone Primary School, on Shackerstone Road.

History

The village's name derives from the Old English cyning-tūn meaning 'farm/settlement of a king'.[6]

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Shackerstone.[7]

References

  1. ↑ OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46404 0
  2. ↑ "Population statistics Congerstone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Church of St Mary the Virgin A Grade II* Listed Building in Congerstone, Leicestershire". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Compton-Dundon - Congresbury Pages 675-678 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "About us - Congerstone: St Mary the Virgin". A Church Near You. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Relationships and changes Congerstone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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