Leicestershire Walks, Leicestershire Round

The first Catholic college to be built in England after the Reformation... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratcliffe_College

Turning right at the north of Ratcliffe College we met a field of oil seed rape. Although a fine day the rape was wet due to overnight rain. There was no way round the edge of the field so we struck a path along the line of that on the OS Map.

“The original wooden bridge at Rearsby, which would have been medieval, was replaced in 1714 by the one we can see today. It stands by a ford over the Rearsby brook and legend has it that it took six men nine days to complete it at a total cost of £11 2s 2d.” Bridge. Medieval, perhaps C16. Largely granite rubble with brick. Low narrow structure with 7 arches, 3 over stream and 4 lesser arches for the longer south approach. 3 rounded cutwaters to east, 2 are granite, but one is brick. Brick coping to low parapet. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101361184-bridge-rearsby#.XV5RXRrTW-o

rearsbychurch.weebly.com/history.html

rearsbychurch.weebly.com/history.html

We had a very friendly lamb come to us, and it was quite willing to be fussed and stroked. It cried after us as we went to the next stile.

We had a very friendly lamb come to us, and it was quite willing to be fussed and stroked. It cried after us as we went to the next stile.

A Grade I Listed Building perched high above the River Wreake... britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101075004-church-of-all-saints-hoby-with-rotherby#.XWG2fpNKgW8