. 471 leaves the county near Hiijckley. The mail-coach road from Lon- don to Lichfield, &c. passes along the southern edge of this hun- dred ; and turnpike roads are made between and Leices- ter, Hinckley and Ashby de la Zoucb, and the latter place and Atherstone in Warwickshire. Within this district are the two market-towns of , and near the latter is the memorable scene of battle called Bosworth-Field, where the long disputed contest, between the Houses of York and Lancaster, was finally terminated by the death of Richard the Third. " In 1346, the Hundred of Sparkenhoe (on the aid then granted for knighting Edward of Woodstock, the king's eldest son) was assessed 34l.; and then said to contain 17 knights' fees*. The high sheriff of Leicestershire pays annually, to the Earl of Stamford, lOl. for licence to come into this hundred to execute any part of his oificet. " The townships in this hundred, according to Mr. Nichols, are.

Anehein, now a depopulated ton, Coton, Shenton, and Sut- village, ton Cheynell; with the ham- , a rectory; in- lets of Anehein, Naneby, West cluding the hamlet of Apple- Osbaston, and RedmerePlain. by Parva. Bruntingthorpe, JDanet's Hall, Aston Flamvile, a rectory; in- and Westcotes; extra-paro- cluding the chapelries of Bur- chial. bach and Sketchley, with the Cadeby, a rectory; including hamlet of Smockington. the hamlet of East Oshaston. Barwell, a rectory; including Congeston, a rectory. the chapelries of Potters- Croft, a rectory. Marston and Stapleton. Desford, a rectory. Basset-house; extra parochial. IFenny] Drayton, a rectory. Beaumont Leys ; extra-paro- Elmesthorpe, a rectory. chial. Enderby, a vicarage; including [MARKET] BOSWOKTH, a the chapelry of Whetstone in rectory; including the cha- Guthlaxton Hundred. pelries of Barleston, Carle- Glenjield, a rectory; including the ' Kof. Aiix. 20 Edw. III. t S. Carte, MS.