Enderby, Leicestershire
Encyclopedia
Enderby is a civil parish
in the district of Blaby
, in Leicestershire
, England. It is situated on the south western outskirts of the city of Leicester
and has a population of 5,648 at the time of the 2001 census
.
The parish consists of the village of Enderby and St John's which is separated from the main village by the M1
motorway and is situated either side of the B4114 between Fosse Shopping Park and Narborough
. St John's also lies close to the deserted village of Alderby near to the River Soar
. Also located within the civil parish of Enderby although not part of the main village are the out-of-town shopping parks of Fosse Shopping Park and Grove Farm Triangle, the business park, Grove Park
and the Everards Brewery. Enderby is home to writer and newspaper columnist Frank Evans, who has also worked as the village Lollipop Man.
Enderby is bordered by the City of Leicester
and the civil parishes of Lubbesthorpe, Glen Parva
, Narborough
, Whetstone
and Braunstone Town
.
According to the Enderby Heritage group, the definitive origin of the name cannot be established.
Enderby is in the former UK Parliamentary Constituency of Blaby. The Blaby Constituency changed its name at the Parliamentary election of May 2010 to South Leicestershire Constituency. It is represented by the Conservative
MP Andrew Robathan
in the House of Commons
.
A disused railway line known locally as ‘Whistle Way’ lies to the north of the village, and has since become the western edge of the Enderby and Narborough areas. This branch line used to link the now disused Enderby Warren Quarry with the Birmingham to Peterborough Line
approx 1 km south-west of Narborough railway station
, but there never was a passenger service or indeed an Enderby station.
. The new store on Cross Street is owned by Co-operative Group Limited based in Manchester who took over the store following their acquisition of Somerfield
. As of the 4th of April 2011, The Co-operative Cross Street will be home to Enderby's post office as late 2010, the post master announced his retirement. Due to being run by different co-operative societies the stores are effectively in competition with each other.
Enderby has a large leisure centre with swimming pool, gym, squash courts and sports hall for badminton and 5-a-side football. There is also a 9 hole pay and play golf course.
after he stopped playing professional football for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United, Doncaster Rovers and Queen of the South
. At the time Balderstone was part way through his long career as a professional cricketer for Leicestershire
.
raped and murdered a 15-year old schoolgirl in 1986. He also killed a girl of the same age in nearby Narborough in 1983. Initially a 17-year old youth was suspected, and even confessed to one of the murders, but DNA testing cleared him. Following what was the first mass DNA screening of an entire community, Pitchfork was the first person to be arrested and convicted of a crime using DNA profiling.
and M69
motorways. The B4114 and B582
both run through Enderby.
situated on the corner of B4114 St John's and Leicester Lane opposite Leicestershire Constabulary Headquarters and Palmers Garden Centre, opened on 16 November 2009. It has parking for 1000 cars. Buses run every fifteen minutes into Leicester city centre from 7am to 7pm, Mondays to Saturdays. Stops include St. Nicholas Place, St. Peter’s Lane (Stand AK),Belgrave Road (Law Street), Birstall Park & Ride Site.Timetable The Park & Ride was built despite objections from some Enderby residents concerning increased traffic congestion in the area.
on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line
. Trains are operated by CrossCountry
and provide regular services to Leicester, Hinckley, Nuneaton and Birmingham.
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 the district of Blaby
Blaby (district)
Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England.The district is named after the village of Blaby. It covers the civil parish of Blaby and 23 others. Among these are Cosby, Countesthorpe, Enderby, Huncote, Narborough , Sapcote, Stoney Stanton, and Wigston Parva...
, in 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. It is situated on the south western outskirts of the city of Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
and has a population of 5,648 at the time of the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
.
The parish consists of the village of Enderby and St John's which is separated from the main village by the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
motorway and is situated either side of the B4114 between Fosse Shopping Park and Narborough
Narborough, Leicestershire
Narborough is a village south of Leicester, England. It lies in the Blaby district of Leicestershire. Its name originally meant 'North Stronghold'.Surrounding villages include Enderby, Whetstone, Littlethorpe, Cosby, and Huncote.-Location:...
. St John's also lies close to the deserted village of Alderby near to the River Soar
River Soar
The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands.-Description:It rises near Hinckley in Leicestershire and is joined by the River Sence near Enderby before flowing through Leicester , Barrow-on-Soar, beside Loughborough and Kegworth, before joining the Trent near...
. Also located within the civil parish of Enderby although not part of the main village are the out-of-town shopping parks of Fosse Shopping Park and Grove Farm Triangle, the business park, Grove Park
Grove Park
Grove Park is an area, a suburb and electoral ward in the south-eastern corner of the London Borough of Lewisham and partly in the London Borough of Bromley. Early development grew up around Grove Park railway station in the 19th century, though there has been settlements located here since Celtic...
and the Everards Brewery. Enderby is home to writer and newspaper columnist Frank Evans, who has also worked as the village Lollipop Man.
Enderby is bordered by the City of Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
and the civil parishes of Lubbesthorpe, Glen Parva
Glen Parva
Glen Parva is a civil parish in Leicestershire with a population of over 5,000. To the north it runs into Aylestone, and to the east Eyres Monsell and South Wigston...
, Narborough
Narborough, Leicestershire
Narborough is a village south of Leicester, England. It lies in the Blaby district of Leicestershire. Its name originally meant 'North Stronghold'.Surrounding villages include Enderby, Whetstone, Littlethorpe, Cosby, and Huncote.-Location:...
, Whetstone
Whetstone, Leicestershire
Whetstone is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 6,000 and largely acts as a commuter village for Leicester, five miles to the north...
and Braunstone Town
Braunstone Town
Braunstone is a civil parish and is the largest parish within the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England, now known as the Town of Braunstone or more commonly, Braunstone Town. At 2007 the population is around 15,000. There are around 7,500 households including Thorpe Astley.Braunstone is...
.
According to the Enderby Heritage group, the definitive origin of the name cannot be established.
The village
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP Andrew Robathan
Andrew Robathan
Andrew Robert George Robathan is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire in Leicestershire...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
.
A disused railway line known locally as ‘Whistle Way’ lies to the north of the village, and has since become the western edge of the Enderby and Narborough areas. This branch line used to link the now disused Enderby Warren Quarry with the Birmingham to Peterborough Line
Birmingham to Peterborough Line
The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking Birmingham to Peterborough, via Nuneaton and Leicester....
approx 1 km south-west of Narborough railway station
Narborough railway station
Narborough railway station serves the villages of Narborough and Littlethorpe in Leicestershire. It is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about southwest of...
, but there never was a passenger service or indeed an Enderby station.
Schooling
Schools attended by the children and teenagers of Enderby usually consist of:- Danemill Primary School
- Brockington CollegeBrockington CollegeBrockington College is a C of E secondary school located on Blaby Rd in Enderby, Leicestershire. It is in the district of Blaby. The school is a specialist Technology College-The school:...
- Lutterworth CollegeLutterworth CollegeLutterworth College is a large 14–19 non-selective Upper School with a fully comprehensive intake, situated in the rural market town of Lutterworth in district of Harborough in the South Leicestershire countryside. A Specialist Technology and Applied Learning College and Church of England Voluntary...
(formerly Lutterworth Grammar School until 2007)
Shops and amenities
The village centre has a newsagents, petrol station, florists, beauty salon, delicatessen, library, cafe, bookmakers, and hand car wash. It has two 'The Co-operative Food' stores within metres of each other. The original store on Mill Lane is owned by Midlands Co-operative Society LimitedMidlands Co-operative Society
The Midlands Co-operative Society Limited is a regional consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom. It is a registered Industrial and Provident Society, a member of the Co-operative Union Ltd., the Co-operative Retail Trading Group, the Co-operative Travel Trading Group and a corporate member of...
. The new store on Cross Street is owned by Co-operative Group Limited based in Manchester who took over the store following their acquisition of Somerfield
Somerfield
Somerfield was a chain of small to medium sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. The company was taken over by the Co-operative Group on 2 March 2009 in a £1.57 billion deal, creating the UK's fifth largest food retailer. The name is currently being phased out and replaced by the...
. As of the 4th of April 2011, The Co-operative Cross Street will be home to Enderby's post office as late 2010, the post master announced his retirement. Due to being run by different co-operative societies the stores are effectively in competition with each other.
Enderby has a large leisure centre with swimming pool, gym, squash courts and sports hall for badminton and 5-a-side football. There is also a 9 hole pay and play golf course.
Sport
Enderby Town Football Club was the club of Chris BalderstoneChris Balderstone
John Christopher Balderstone was an English professional in cricket and football, and one of the last sportsmen to combine both sports over a prolonged period. He played football as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United, Doncaster Rovers and Queen of the South...
after he stopped playing professional football for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United, Doncaster Rovers and Queen of the South
Queen of the South
For other uses see Queen of the South Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. The phrase Queen of the South is used in the New Testament and is attributed to Jesus Christ....
. At the time Balderstone was part way through his long career as a professional cricketer for 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...
.
Crime
Enderby was the location where Colin PitchforkColin Pitchfork
Colin Pitchfork is a British criminal, the first convicted of murder based on DNA fingerprinting evidence, and the first to be caught as a result of mass DNA screening. Pitchfork raped and murdered two girls, the first in Narborough, Leicestershire, in November 1983, and the second in Enderby,...
raped and murdered a 15-year old schoolgirl in 1986. He also killed a girl of the same age in nearby Narborough in 1983. Initially a 17-year old youth was suspected, and even confessed to one of the murders, but DNA testing cleared him. Following what was the first mass DNA screening of an entire community, Pitchfork was the first person to be arrested and convicted of a crime using DNA profiling.
Road
Enderby is situated close to the M1M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
and M69
M69 motorway
The M69 is a lightly used dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England connecting Leicester and Coventry. It opened in 1977.-History:...
motorways. The B4114 and B582
B roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme for the rationale behind the numbers allocated.-Zone 5 :-Zone 5 :...
both run through Enderby.
Bus
Enderby is served by the following bus services:- 50 & 50a operated by Arriva MidlandsArriva MidlandsArriva Midlands is a division of Arriva. It operates bus services around the Midlands area of England and is made up of various previous bus operators.-Arriva Midlands North:...
- Leicester City Centre to Narborough/Croft via Fosse Shopping Park - 140 operated by CentrebusCentrebusCentrebus is a privately owned company that operate a number of services around Leicester and Leicestershire, Grantham, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, mainly in areas where Arriva has scaled down its bus operations. Centrebus also competes with Arriva on some routes in Leicester, Luton and Stevenage...
- Leicester City Centre to Rugby - 148 operated by Thurmaston BusThurmaston BusThurmaston Bus was an independent operator who operated a mixture of commercial and tendered bus services in Leicester. On Wednesday 10 August 2011 Thurmaston Bus were issued a winding up order...
- Leicester City Centre - Sharnford
Park and Ride
The Enderby Park and RidePark and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
situated on the corner of B4114 St John's and Leicester Lane opposite Leicestershire Constabulary Headquarters and Palmers Garden Centre, opened on 16 November 2009. It has parking for 1000 cars. Buses run every fifteen minutes into Leicester city centre from 7am to 7pm, Mondays to Saturdays. Stops include St. Nicholas Place, St. Peter’s Lane (Stand AK),Belgrave Road (Law Street), Birstall Park & Ride Site.Timetable The Park & Ride was built despite objections from some Enderby residents concerning increased traffic congestion in the area.
Train
Rail transport is provided by the nearby Narborough railway stationNarborough railway station
Narborough railway station serves the villages of Narborough and Littlethorpe in Leicestershire. It is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about southwest of...
on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line
Birmingham to Peterborough Line
The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking Birmingham to Peterborough, via Nuneaton and Leicester....
. Trains are operated by CrossCountry
CrossCountry
CrossCountry is the brand name of XC Trains Ltd., a British train operating company owned by Arriva...
and provide regular services to Leicester, Hinckley, Nuneaton and Birmingham.