Kibworth Harcourt

Kibworth Harcourt

Kibworth Harcourt Stands on the A6 trunk road between Market Harborough and Leicester. The boundary between it and it's close neighbour Kibworth Beauchamp is almost indiscernible, the A6 being a rough guide to the

The Manse

boundary between them. Both villages are served by the Church of St. Wilfrids, which is on the edge of Kibworth Beauchamp. A small group of old and important buildings lie to the north of the village, one of which being The Manse, (the ministers house adjacent to the Congregational Chapel) which has recently been restored, mainly due to the efforts of the Kibworth Harcourt Conservation Society who fought for it's preservation.

Main Street

Close by, the White House, strangely enough not white in colour, was at one time an 18th century coach house. It stands on what was once the site of a mansion house inhabited by the Parker family, who later built and occupied the Old House on the Main Street.

The White House

The main road through the village once took a very different route than that taken by the A6 today. Up until the early 1800's, horse drawn carriages would travel along the Main Street, which has some very sharp right angled bends along it's length, and on quite a slope in places too. It became so dangerous, especially in the winter, that a by-pass was built to alleviate the problem.

Almost two centuries later, there is now a real need for another by-pass to take away the large volumes of traffic which pass through this increasingly urbanised village.
Just outside the village is the post mill off the Langton Road at Windmill Farm, a most fascinating building, and just off the A6 near the junction with Main Street is 'the munt'.

The village Cross	This small obelisk is the remains of the old village cross which now stands just inside a small recreation ground off the Main Street. It originally stood at the junction of Main Street and Hogg Lane (now called Albert Street) and was once a much more elaborate affair, and has been the subject of some restoration of late, though poorly done. Also restored to it's former state is the village pump close by.	The Old Pump

KHCS by Dr. Kevin Feltham, chairman Kibworth Harcourt Conservation Society.

The Kibworth Harcourt Conservation Society was formed in 1980 to "ensure the preservation of Kibworth Harcourt as an attractive, historic village with a pleasant environment". The Society is registered with the Civic Trust. The Society is managed by a Committee which meets bimonthly to review planning applications within the conservation area, to renew and maintain a number of flower tubs throughout the conservation area and to discuss other issues which from time to time, affect the local way of life. The Society is opposed to plans to "merge" the two Kibworths' into one small town, and firmly believe in maintaining the rural nature of Kibworth Harcourt along with it's name and separate identity.

Many thanks to the following people for their help with research for the Kibworth pages:
Dr. Kevin Feltham, Lorraine Penny, Ruth & Ken Bruin, Mrs. Parker, Janet Briggs and Helen French.

Updated March 18th 1999