Leesthorpe Explained

Country:England
Shire District:Melton
Shire County:Leicestershire
Region:East Midlands
Coordinates:52.7125°N -0.832°W
Constituency Westminster:Rutland and Melton
Civil Parish:Somerby
Static Image Name:Approaching Leesthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 774224.jpg
Static Image Caption:Approaching Leesthorpe along Leesthorpe Road
Postcode Area:LE
Postcode District:LE14
Post Town:Melton Mowbray

Leesthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Somerby, in the Melton district, in the English county of Leicestershire.

Leesthorpe is located in the north east of the county close to the Rutland border and just south of the A606 Melton Mowbray and Oakham road.

History

Leesthorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Luvestorp.[1]

Until 1 April 1936 it was in the civil parish of Pickwell with Leesthorpe.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leicestershire H-R. The Domesday Book Online. 4 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Pickwell With Leesthorpe AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 January 2023.