Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
E499642
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brooksby, Leicestershire | 1 |
Statements (40)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Brooksby, Leicestershire