Ratby, Leicestershire

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Located to the west of Leicester, the village of Ratby lies south of the M1 motorway. It is situated in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire. Places located nearby Ratby include Kirby Muxloe (a village and civil parish whose proximity to the city makes it part of the Leicester Urban Area), Glenfield (a village and civil parish in the Blaby district and is located in the north-western fringe of Leicester) and Markfield (a commuter village that sits within the National Forest and Charnwood Forest). Just like Kirby Muxloe, Ratby is located close to Leicester making it a part of the Leicester Urban Area.

History

The name Ratby is taken from the Brittonic word for “ramparts” and the suffix -by is Old Norse for farmstead or settlement.

The Bury Camp located on the edge of Ratby is the oldest known human settlement in Ratby. It's an Iron Age encampment that dates back around 3,000 years. The Romans adapted this camp and used it as a fort temporarily.

Ratby has mostly been a small agricultural village with a couple of farms and the open three-field plan until its enclosure in the 18th century. Ratby was part of the hundred of Sparkenhoe from 1346 until the 19th century.

Residents of Ratby were mostly employed in  frame-work knitting in the 1830s. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington was the chief landowner and he was also the lord of the manor and the patron of the vicarage.

Attractions

There are a number of facilities in Ratby that makes it a highly sought after area within Leicestershire. It has a sports club, a primary school, a couple of pubs, a supermarket and a railway located at the other end of the village.

In terms of attractions, the sights are mainly related to history. Should you want to bring a date along with you, make the day extra special by giving them Ratby flowers. But in case you couldn't get flowers in Ratby, get in touch with us and we'll send a bouquet over for you!

All that said, here's a list of sights to see in Ratby:

·    Ratby War Memorial – called the Angel of Peace, this memorial was constructed after the First World War. The wartime British Army Commander-in-Chief Field Marshall Haig unveiled the memorial in 1920.

·    St Philip and St James Church – the second oldest structure in Ratby. Also called Ratby Church, this was built in four stages from the 13th century through the 15th. In 1881, the church was restored by Nicholas Joyce.

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