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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Netherseal St Peter is an Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Blackfordby, Boothorpe, Donisthorpe, Over Seal, Nether Seal, Oakthorpe, and Nether and Over Seal with Goster, Leas and Boothorpe. <br> | |||
The parish includes the township of Overseal (which is served by a chapel of ease St Matthew). It previously included part of the township of [[Donisthorpe, Derbyshire]] until 1838. Originally the Ancient Parish was within the county of Leicestershire and the Diocese of Lincoln, later the Diocese of Northampton but transferred to the county of Derbyshire in 1897 and to the Diocese of Derby in 1927. | |||
From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 36-40. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261 Date accessed: 12 April 2011.<br> | SEAL (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Ashby, hundred of West Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 5¾ miles (S. W. by W.) from Ashby; containing, with part of the chapelry of Blackfordby, and part of the hamlet of Donisthorpe, 1281 inhabitants, of whom 535 are in Nether Seal, and 513 in Over Seal. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £17. 8. 11½.; net income, £950; patron, Sir T. Gresley, Bart. | ||
From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 36-40. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261 Date accessed: 12 April 2011.<br> | |||
Famous railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley, who lived at Netherseal Hall, is buried in the cemetery. He was Chief Mechanical Engineer of LNER and designed many steam locomotives, including the A1 Pacific 'Flying Scotsman', the first steam locomotive recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and the A4 Pacific 'Mallard', still holder of the world record 126 mph for a steam locomotive, achieved in 1938.<br> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||