Bittesby
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Bittesby is a deserted village and civil parish
in Harborough
district of Leicestershire
, England
. It is on the A5 road, about three miles from Lutterworth
. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 6.
Bittesby was recorded in the Domesday Book
as having 25 families resident. The village was depopulated in 1494. Hollow ways
and house platforms remain on the site today. To the north of the site is an area of faced stonework, indicating the site of a chapel.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Harborough
Harborough
Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough. Covering , the District is by far the largest of the eight district authorities in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the County....
district of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is on the A5 road, about three miles from Lutterworth
Lutterworth
Lutterworth is a market town and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The town is located in southern Leicestershire, north of Rugby, in Warwickshire and south of Leicester. It had a population of 8,293 in the 2001 UK census....
. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 6.
Bittesby was recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as having 25 families resident. The village was depopulated in 1494. Hollow ways
Sunken lane
A sunken lane is a road which has over time fallen significantly lower than the land on either side. They are created incrementally by erosion, by water and traffic...
and house platforms remain on the site today. To the north of the site is an area of faced stonework, indicating the site of a chapel.