DIRECTORY.] HUNGARTON 99 • • HUMBERSTONE village is situated on the north the midst. of palk and grounds. The Exors. of the side of Uppingham road, and adjoins the new parish late Mr. T. Guv Paget, Mr. Pochin, Mr. W. R. Ken­ of \Vest Humberstone, . It is in the rural dall, and Mrs. Burns-Hartopp, are the principal land­ deanery of Union, Christianity, and is 2~ owners. miles from the Clock Tower, Leicester. The popula- For Names in rppingham Road and West Humber. tion, exclusive of \Vest Humberstone, is 482; rateable stone see the Leicester Directory. value, £3,070 15s. (land, £1,887; buildings, £1,130 Parish Cour;cil.-~Iessrs. C. H. Rarding (chairman), 158.) In 1750, the manor was purchased by the Pochin A. Rouse, \Villiam Swain, S. Tyrrell, and J. Under­ family. There is a station (one mile distant) at West wood. Rumberstone, on the Great Northern railway from Leicester to Kewark. Area, 1,117a.; p. electors, 83. St. ~lary's Church.-Services, Sunday 11 and 6.30. It is watered on the north by a small rivulet. The H.C. first Sunday in month. Rev. A. N. Bates M.A. vicarage is at present held by the patron, the Rev. A. Wardens, Messrs. C. H. Harding and W. R. Kendall; N. Bates, an~is valued at £750 per annum. \Vm. Organist, Mr. C. Taylor, F.R.C.O. (Leicester) ; Acting Pochin, Esq., is lord of the manor. The Church, Secton,·John Marsh. Hymns A. and M. dedicated to St. Mary, is an Early English structure. Congregational Chapel.-Sunday 2.30 and 6, Th. The Registers date from 1578, but the earlier records 7.30 p.m. Sec. and Organist, Mr. J. B. Bright. are imperfect. It was restored in 1858 by subscrip- Hy. Towers, sub-postmaster. Letters via Leicester tion at a cost of about £3,000. The Congregational arrive 8, 1.45 and 7.15; box cleared at 8.30, 1.45 and Chapel was renovated in 1885 at an expense of over 7.30 on week-days only. Box in Asylum Wall 8.15, £100. Humberstone Hall is a handsome mansion in 1.45 and 7.30; Sunday 8.15 a.m. Baker Henry Morton M.B., C.M. Leake Sydney Creasey, storekeeper Tyrrell Mrs. Mary Ann, dress maker assist. medical officer at the Asylm at Asylum *\Vest Charles (boot manufacturer) Baston Arthur, stud groom Leatherland Thos. cowkpr. & smith (\Vest & Blackwell Bates Rev. Alfred Naul1ton ltLA. *Levy Maurice. dr. of Hart & Levy F Vicarage Ltd. The Hall armers. *Berridge Srn!. M. (Brdg. & Sons) Marris Sam!. Arthur, elk. at Asylm ~ox Stafford Wm. Manor Hse. frm Blankley Edw. jobbing carpenter Martin Miss Ruth, dress maker l\.endall 'Vm. Robert, & landowner Bright Jph. Bent, pntr. glazier. bldr. Mitchell \Vltr. Edw. baker & shopr Rouse Ambrose bird prsrvr. gnl.dlr.& medcn.vndr Parkinson Wm. Gibbs, corn mercht Underwood John, & maltster & v. Cayless Joseph, v. Plough Payne Abraham, boot maker \Vindmill Draycott Mrs. Elzh.mstrss.Natl.schl Robertson Thomas, p.c Gardeners Market. F?,ire Mrs. Clara, Quackside Sha~man Henry, mil~. dealer Atkinson Fred, & carrier Fmch .In. Edward Montague M.D. Swam Wm. fann baIlIff Gamble Andrew medICal supt. at Asylum Towers ~enry, sub-postm?,ster, hd. Thompson Mrs. Elizabeth *Hamshaw THarry Ar. (coach bldr) confectIOner & tobaCCOnIst .. *Harding Chas. Simpkin (tea mcht) *Turner \Valter George, sec. Le'ster Carner (to LeICester). Kendall Mrs. Charlotte, The Cottge Brewing & Malting Co. Grange Atkinson Fred, Mon. Wed. & Sat HUNCOTE is a small parish and township (ecclesi- £1,700, raised by subscription. Area of the town­ astically connected with N arborough) in the Har- ship, 908a. Rateable value, £2,169 18s. lld. (land, borough parliamentary division, that of Enderby for £1,153 78. 5d. ; buildings, £1,016 lIs. 6d.); popula­ the County Council, Sparkenhoe hundred, rural dean- tion in 1891, 489; p. electors, 108. ery of Guthlaxton No. 1, Blaby Union and Leicester Parish Council.-Messrs. T. Marston (chairman), Js. County Court district. The village is I! miles from Ward (vice-chairman), J. T. Gill, J. Waine, and W. Narborough station. In the large field adjoining the Critchlow; Clerk, Mr. Jno. Hunt. mill and stream were a castle and church in ancient St. James Church.-Services, Sunday 11 and 3. H.C. times, and Milner states in his History of 8 a.m. alid first Sunday in month at mid-day. Curate that in Huncote, , at the Great Assize, in charge, Rev. C. L. Robinson; Warden, Mr. Jno. about 1100, eighty-six persons were executed for Chamberlin; Organist, Js. Harvey. sheep stealing, and six had their eyes put out. There Chapel Services, Sunday at 2.30 and 6. Baptist: are still to be seen remains of a moat, and at various Keeper, William Crichlow. Congregational: Mr. times human bones have been discovered, and large Samuel Smith, Steward. stones, evidently fragments of the castle. A Church, Elisha Chandler, sub-postmaster. Letters via Leices­ dedicated to St. James, consisting of nave and chancel, ter delivered at 7.15 a.m.; box cleared at 5.30 and 7 was opened in 1899, the style conventional Early Eng- Ip. m. week-days only. Money Order and Telegraph lish, capable of seating 150 worshippers, at a cost of Office, Narborough. Enderby & Stoney Stanton Granite Farmers & Graziers Taylor Joseph; h. Thurlaston Co. stone merchants; & at Stoney . Thornton .In. Chs. Mill House farm Stanton, Sapcote &c Bruce Jph 'Wells Thos. bailiff to Mr. Everard. Harvey James, butcher Campbell Thornton, Mill farm Sh k Harvey Thos. v. Old Red Lion Chamberlin John op -eepers. Hobill In. Thos. miller & tax cllctr Green John, cowkeeper & grazier Chandler Elisha, & cottager & Hunt John, assistant overseer & Haines George \Villiam sub-postmaster clerk to Parish Council Holyoak Miss Maria Compton Christopher John, & bho. Johnson Hy. butcher & beer retlr Jesson James, Green's lodge Barley Sheaf Knight George, cottager Key William, & landowner; h. Nar- Huncote Co-operative Society Ltd. Marston Thomas, quarry manager bro' Cross roads Mrs. Harriet BU8well, managr8s Preston Richard, bag hosier Knight George & Son (David) " Robinson Rev. CecilLewis, crt.in ch Ratcliffe Thomas, Hall farm CarrIers to LeIcester. Summerfield John, beer retailer, Smith Samuel Stevens W. S. thro' from Stny.Stntn carrier & general carter Southam Thomas; h. Desford Summerfield John • HUNGARTON is a parish in the Melton division, hamlets of Ingarsby and Quenby, and liberty of that of Billesdon for the County Council, hundreds Baggrave. The village is 7! miles E.N.E. from of Goscote and-'-Gcrrtree, rural deanery of Goscote No. Leicest~r, 10 S.S.W. from Melton, 4! N.W. from 1, Billesdon union, and County Court district of BillesdQn, and I! from Ingarsby station (G.N. rail­ Leicester. It includes the township of Hungarton, way). St. John Baptist Church is an Early English G2