Kirkby Mallory
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Kirkby Mallory is a hamlet in Leicestershire
, England
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It is known mainly for its Race Circuit, Mallory Park
, a one mile (1.6 km) track where car and motorbike races take place.Its church is All Saints and is located near the entrance Numerous lakes and farms are situated in and around the village and the lakes are popular fishing areas.
. In 1564, the population consisted of 25 families.
In the 17th century, Sir Thomas Neale inherited Kirkby Manor from Baronet William Neale. In 1696, Thomas's descendant, Sir John Neale, left an interesting rent roll listing the tenants and their rents and referring to Sir John’s mansion house or hall with attached woods worth 3,000 pounds and “a large park, very well wooded, and stocked with deer”.
Ada Byron, daughter of Lord Byron and colleague of Charles Babbage
, lived in the now demolished Kirkby Hall during her childhood with her mother, Annabella Milbanke. A tree in the grounds of Mallory Park is reputed to be where Lord Byron wrote some of his most famous work.
According to Nichols , Kirkby was enclosed in 1771, the award listing 780 acres (3.2 km²) and naming Edward Wentworth as Lord of the Manor. The parish was notable for its fine new Hall, rebuilt by the Lord Viscount Wentworth.
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
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It is known mainly for its Race Circuit, Mallory Park
Mallory Park
Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley. With the full car circuit measuring only 1.35 miles it is amongst the shortest permanent race circuits in the UK...
, a one mile (1.6 km) track where car and motorbike races take place.Its church is All Saints and is located near the entrance Numerous lakes and farms are situated in and around the village and the lakes are popular fishing areas.
History
Kirkby was named after the Mallory family, most prominently Sir Anketil Malory (1341-1393), a knight and governor of the castle and town of Leicester in the time of Richard IIRichard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
. In 1564, the population consisted of 25 families.
In the 17th century, Sir Thomas Neale inherited Kirkby Manor from Baronet William Neale. In 1696, Thomas's descendant, Sir John Neale, left an interesting rent roll listing the tenants and their rents and referring to Sir John’s mansion house or hall with attached woods worth 3,000 pounds and “a large park, very well wooded, and stocked with deer”.
Ada Byron, daughter of Lord Byron and colleague of Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage, FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer...
, lived in the now demolished Kirkby Hall during her childhood with her mother, Annabella Milbanke. A tree in the grounds of Mallory Park is reputed to be where Lord Byron wrote some of his most famous work.
According to Nichols , Kirkby was enclosed in 1771, the award listing 780 acres (3.2 km²) and naming Edward Wentworth as Lord of the Manor. The parish was notable for its fine new Hall, rebuilt by the Lord Viscount Wentworth.