Everything about Newbold Verdon totally explained
Newbold Verdon is a village in the county of
Leicestershire,
England. The first settlers in the 600s were Christian
Anglo-Saxons, who named the site 'New
Sodom' due to a Biblical misinterpretation. In the
Domesday Book the settlement was called Niwebold. It acquired the name Verdon from Nicholas de Verdon who owned the manor in 1226. His descendant William de Ferrers was born here in 1332 or 1333.
Although originally an agricultural centre the village grew in size in the 1950s with the expansion of mining in the area. This industry has since ceased and Newbold Verdon is now primarily a commuter village. It is situated near to
Barlestone,
Desford and
Market Bosworth. In the
2001 census it had a population of 3,193.
Education
The local
primary school is in Dragon Lane. There are night classes at Bosworth College in nearby
Desford.
Churches
- St. James Church
- A Methodist chapel
- A Baptist church (1833)
The Bright Hour at the Baptist Church has been running for many years along with the recently started Grandtots Group.
Public Houses
The village has three pubs: The Old White Swan, The Jubilee, and The Windmill, and a Working Men's Club.
In The News
In June 2000, the village was in the news when over the course of two years, many cats died in suspicious circumstances. The culprit was revealed to be a man living in the village who had been leaving cyanide laden kippers around his street. The man, Nigel Hibbs, was banned from the village, but to the outrage of the villagers didn't serve a prison sentence for the offence.
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