Brooksby, Leicestershire, England

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Brooksby, Leicestershire, England is a small rural village best known as the birthplace of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, a powerful favorite of King James I.

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Brooksby, Leicestershire 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedWithPerson George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham NERFINISHED
birthplaceOf George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham NERFINISHED
country England
describedAs small rural village
governedBy Melton Borough Council NERFINISHED
hasCeremonialCounty Leicestershire NERFINISHED
hasCivilParishHistory Brooksby (former civil parish) NERFINISHED
hasDistanceTo approximately 7 miles northeast of Leicester
approximately 8 miles west of Melton Mowbray
hasEducationalInstitution Brooksby Melton College NERFINISHED
hasEducationalSpecialism land-based and vocational education (via Brooksby Melton College)
hasElectoralConstituency Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalCounty Leicestershire NERFINISHED
hasHistoricEstate Brooksby Hall NERFINISHED
hasHistoricFamilySeat Villiers family NERFINISHED
hasLandscapeFeature Wreake Valley NERFINISHED
hasLandUse agricultural land
hasLieutenancyArea Leicestershire NERFINISHED
hasName Brooksby NERFINISHED
hasOSGridReference approximate SK 652 157
hasPart Brooksby Hall NERFINISHED
hasPostcodeArea LE
hasPostcodeDistrict LE14
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity agriculture
hasRailwayStation Brooksby railway station (former) NERFINISHED
hasRegion East Midlands NERFINISHED
hasRegionType rural area
hasReligiousBuilding parish church of St Michael and All Angels NERFINISHED
hasRiver River Wreake (nearby) NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalCounty Leicestershire NERFINISHED
knownFor birthplace of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
locatedIn East Midlands
Leicestershire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Borough of Melton NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Melton Mowbray NERFINISHED
Rothley NERFINISHED
Syston NERFINISHED

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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham birthPlace Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Villiers family hasAncestralSeat Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
this entity surface form: Brooksby, Leicestershire