D-block GB-428000-309000
1986 APPLEBY AND RURAL NW LEICS
This area is basically rural with three villages in Leicestershire but boardering on Staffordshire,Derbyshire and Warwickshire. Farming has changed in the last decade with many farmers moving from dairy to arable farming. The largest village is Appleby Magna. Appleby Parva (Overtown)is not in our D block.Appleby medical centre takes patients from surrounding villages including those in Derbyshire,Staffs and Warks.However most people shop in the larger towns(Tamworth/Burton) The other two villages are very small in comparison. Chilcote consists of approx.20 houses and farms and a small church(Clifton Campville parish)and no pub!It has a population of 94. Stretton en le Field has approx.10 houses and farms and a disused church (very large for the size of village) with a population of 37.
Pictures from this D-block
Written accounts from this D-block
- Appleby And Rural Nw Leics
- Appleby Magna Church
- Appleby Magna Village
- Appleby Village Continued
- The Village School
- Sir John Moore School 1697
- Sir John Moore School Part 2
- Motorway M42.
- Motorway Construction
- Motorway M42 Construction 2
- My Day By Ian Lees Aged 11
- My Day Kirstin Auty Aged 9
- Park Farm <arable>
- The Moat House & Old Rectory
- Jubilee Farm (dairy)
- Jubilee Farm (dairy) Part 2
- Hunting
- 1st.appleby Scout Group
- Games We Play
- Mayday Singing
Map of the area
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