Heather, Leicestershire
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The village of Heather is due west of the village of Ibstock
in North West Leicestershire
, England. In the Domesday Book of 1086, its name is recorded as Hadre, meaning "the heathland". It is pronounced "Heether" and not "Hether".
An Iron Age settlement immediately North West of the village was excavated in 1990.
The coal mine at Heather opened in 1874 though some coal had been worked there even earlier. Brick making followed during the 20th century. Heather Parish Church is dedicated to St John Baptist. The Anglican parishes of Heather and Ibstock are now the responsibility of the same clergyman (Rector of Ibstock).
Famous for its Scarecrow and Music Festivals, usually held around July/August, it was once the home to a number of brick works. It is located next to the Sence Valley Country Park
, an area that was once part of a vast opencast coal mine from which,
between 1982 and 1996, around eight million tons of coal were extracted.
Ibstock
Ibstock is a village and civil parish about south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is on the A447 road Between Coalville and Hinckley....
in North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. Its main towns are Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Coalville.The district contains East Midlands Airport, which operates flights to the rest of Britain and to various places in Europe...
, England. In the Domesday Book of 1086, its name is recorded as Hadre, meaning "the heathland". It is pronounced "Heether" and not "Hether".
An Iron Age settlement immediately North West of the village was excavated in 1990.
The coal mine at Heather opened in 1874 though some coal had been worked there even earlier. Brick making followed during the 20th century. Heather Parish Church is dedicated to St John Baptist. The Anglican parishes of Heather and Ibstock are now the responsibility of the same clergyman (Rector of Ibstock).
Famous for its Scarecrow and Music Festivals, usually held around July/August, it was once the home to a number of brick works. It is located next to the Sence Valley Country Park
River Sence
The River Sence is a river in Leicestershire, England. The tributaries of the Sence including the Saint and Tweed fan out over much of western Leicestershire from Charnwood Forest and Coalville in the north-east to Hinckley and almost to Watling Street in the south and south-west...
, an area that was once part of a vast opencast coal mine from which,
between 1982 and 1996, around eight million tons of coal were extracted.