Leicestershire Villages

[Siouxsie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_under_Bardon

I followed that link.

I love the arguing that goes on with previous edits:


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stanton_under_Bardon&diff=118835453&oldid=118563064

 

[Macky]

I followed that link.

I love the arguing that goes on with previous edits:


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stanton_under_Bardon&diff=118835453&oldid=118563064

So can anybody confirm how many travellers there are in Stanton under Barton & do they live in caravans or not?
Did Euan really drop the soap?

I'm not gonna sleep tonight unless I find out.

 

[Darth Vodka]

Stanton: 2001 census the parish had a population of 633

Aston Flamville: 150

 

[Hazzman]

I went to Sharnford this Summer. That's small. Village shop was closed for 1pm on a Saturday.

 

[highland fox]

I went to Sharnford this Summer. That's small. Village shop was closed for 1pm on a Saturday.

Theres villages up here that close at 1pm on a Saturday

 

[Feriol]

Don't know figures, but Frolesworth is very small. Doesn't even have a pub

 

[highland fox]

Don't know figures, but Frolesworth is very small. Doesn't even have a pub

My brother lives there

 

[Feriol]

My brother lives there

My walks regularly include Frolesworth. between Primethorpe and Frolesworth is a beautiful stretch.

 

[highland fox]

My walks regularly include Frolesworth. between Primethorpe and Frolesworth is a beautiful stretch.

Was til he moved in with his 8 kids and sqwauking wife

 

[Feriol]

Was til he moved in with his 8 kids and sqwauking wife

Not a nice place for kids i wouldn't have thought. nothing to do.

 

[The Major]

Woodthorpe near Loughborough only has about 7 houses (or use to ). Does that count as a village or is it a hamlet?

 

[Durham Fox]

I always thought you needed a post office to ba a village

 

[highland fox]

I always thought you needed a post office to ba a village

They have all been closed down outside of towns and cities

 

[Boy Genius]

I always thought you needed a post office to ba a village

well our village was around long before any penny black was thought of

 

[Durham Fox]

They have all been closed down outside of towns and cities

Have they?

 

[muzzysgal]

I thought we'd established that a church is what distinguishes a village from a hamlet

 

[highland fox]

Have they?

Aye they are closing loads od Sub Post Offices down especially the rural ones.I was going to buy a place that up here which had a PO attached until I found out that they were going to close it down in 4 months

 

[Durham Fox]

I thought we'd established that a church is what distinguishes a village from a hamlet

Didnt read the threa thoroughly :icon_redf Sounds about right though!!

 

[Durham Fox]

Aye they are closing loads od Sub Post Offices down especially the rural ones.I was going to buy a place that up here which had a PO attached until I found out that they were going to close it down in 4 months

makes sense, the hinckley one is going to move in to wh smiths :icon_roll

 

[Melton Fox]

They have all been closed down outside of towns and cities

We've got one in our village :icon_conf