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Cosby, Leicestershire, the Glossary

24 relations: Battle of Naseby, Blaby, Blaby District, Domesday Book, England, Fosse Way, Garfield Sobers, Great Central Railway, John Nichols (printer), Leicester, Leicester and District Football League, Leicester urban area, Leicestershire, London, Lucy van der Haar, Oliver Cromwell, Saffron Dynamo F.C., South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency), Train station, Wattle and daub, Whetstone, Leicestershire, Wigston, William Frederick Yeames, World War II.
Blaby

Battle of Naseby

The Battle of Naseby took place on 14 June 1645 during the First English Civil War, near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire.

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Blaby is a large village in the Blaby District in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre. Cosby, Leicestershire and Blaby are civil parishes in Leicestershire and villages in Leicestershire.

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Blaby District

Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. Cosby, Leicestershire and Blaby District are Blaby.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fosse Way

The Fosse Way was a Roman road built in Britain during the first and second centuries AD that linked Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) in the southwest and Lindum Colonia (Lincoln) to the northeast, via Lindinis (Ilchester), Aquae Sulis (Bath), Corinium (Cirencester), and Ratae Corieltauvorum (Leicester).

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Garfield Sobers

The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, NH, AO, OCC (born 28 July 1936), also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974.

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Great Central Railway

The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.

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John Nichols (printer)

John Nichols (2 February 1745 – 26 November 1826) was an English printer, author and antiquary.

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Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.

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The Leicester and District Football League is an association football competition based in England.

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Leicester urban area

The Leicester Urban Area or Leicester Built Up Area (2011 onwards) is an urban agglomeration defined by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), centred on the City of Leicester in the East Midlands, England.

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Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lucy van der Haar

Lucy May van der Haar (née Garner; born 20 September 1994) is a British former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for the, and teams.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.

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Saffron Dynamo F.C.

Saffron Dynamo Football Club is a football club based in Cosby, Leicestershire, England.

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South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alberto Costa, a member of the Conservative Party.

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Train station

A train station, railroad station, or railroad depot (mainly North American terminology) and railway station (mainly UK and other Anglophone countries) is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both.

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Wattle and daub

Wattle and daub is a composite building method used for making walls and buildings, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called "wattle" is "daubed" with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw.

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Whetstone, Leicestershire

Whetstone is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England and largely acts as a commuter village for Leicester, five miles to the north. Cosby, Leicestershire and Whetstone, Leicestershire are Blaby, civil parishes in Leicestershire and villages in Leicestershire.

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Wigston

Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199.

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William Frederick Yeames

William Frederick Yeames (18 December 1835 – 3 May 1918) was a British painter best known for his oil-on-canvas "And When Did You Last See Your Father?", which depicts the son of a Royalist being questioned by Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosby,_Leicestershire