Towns & cities · West Midlands
Burbage
Also known as: Burbage, Swydd Gaerlŷr
Burbage — village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hinckley · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Burbage is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 14,324 people. Address: LE10. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.5277°, -1.3483°.
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Burbage is a large village and civil parish, now generally considered as a southern suburb of the neighbouring town of Hinckley. It is in the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England, near the border with Warwickshire.
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Background
History
The village's name means 'valley/brook with a fortification'. Leofric, Earl of Mercia, gave the village of Burbage to Coventry Abbey in 1043. At that time it was valued at two shillings. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, its value had risen to £4. There were 1¼ hides of land (around 150 acre) with two ploughs. Twenty villagers held two smallholdings, with two slaves and eight ploughs. Burbage also had a meadow, measuring a furlong in length and width (about 40,500 square metres). The village also owned woodland half a league by four furlongs (2.2 square kilometres). In 1564 the diocesan returns show a population of 57 families within Burbage and six at Sketchley. Burbage, for many…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5277, -1.3483
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Parish
- Burbage
- Postcode
- LE10
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Population
- 14,324
- Nearest railway station
- Hinckley — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1613240 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burbage, Leicestershire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Burbage War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 660582.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burbage?
- Burbage is in Leicestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE10), in the parish of Burbage.
- Is Burbage free to visit?
- Yes, Burbage is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burbage?
- The nearest railway station is Hinckley, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE10.