Merry Lees
Encyclopedia
Merry Lees is a small settlement and industrial park
located in the Hinckley and Bosworth
district of Leicestershire
, England
. It forms as part of the Bagworth and Thornton
civil parish
. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,836.
Merry Lees is best known for its industrial estate. There are very few housing estates, however, various farms are situated in and around the area.
Notable nearby places include Thornton
, Desford
, Botcheston
, and Newbold Verdon
.
Industrial park
An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
located in the Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Its only towns are Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth...
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 forms as part of the Bagworth and Thornton
Bagworth and Thornton
Bagworth and Thornton is a civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, west of Leicester. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 1,836. The parish includes the villages of Bagworth and Thornton....
civil parish
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...
. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,836.
Merry Lees is best known for its industrial estate. There are very few housing estates, however, various farms are situated in and around the area.
Notable nearby places include Thornton
Thornton, Leicestershire
Thornton is a village in Leicestershire, England. The village is within the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir....
, Desford
Desford
Desford is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district, west of the centre of Leicester. The parish includes the hamlets of Botcheston and Newtown Unthank and a scattered settlement at Lindridge.-Manors:...
, Botcheston
Botcheston
Botcheston is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile north of the village.Botcheston has about 200 households, a public house and a village hall....
, and Newbold Verdon
Newbold Verdon
Newbold Verdon is a village and civil parish in the county of Leicestershire, England.The Domesday Book records the settlement as Niwebold. It acquired the suffix Verdon from Nicholas de Verdon who owned the manor in 1226. His descendant William de Ferrers was born here in 1332 or 1333...
.