500:
became the 7th
Countess of Dysart in 1821, following the death of her brother. Sir William became the heir to the earldom, took the surname Talmash (later Tollemache) and the courtesy title Lord Huntingtower. His great grandson, the 9th earl of Dysart, who inherited in 1878, spent heavily on village improvements. These included the demolition of the Bull Row terrace and its replacement with higher-quality semi-detached family homes, the creation of reading rooms in 1886, which became Buckminster Institute in 1898 (the forerunner to the Village Hall), the restoration of St John the Baptist church and the building of a new village school.
543:
42:
60:
67:
511:
t basis, with the fields returned to agricultural use within a season. The result can be seen in the landscape, with the fields in the quarried area, including around the school, lying some 7 to 15 feet below the level of other roads. The reinstatement of the land encouraged a switch from pastoral to
538:
was mostly built between 1250 and 1350, of limestone. Unusually, the tower and broach spire are above the eastern end of the south aisle. The exterior of the church is richly decorated with carvings, which include faces on the pinnacles and a carved frieze. Inside are carved corbels, and an unusual
499:
decided to move to the village and built
Buckminster Hall. Two large terraces were constructed between 1795 and 1820, known as Bull Row and Cow Row. These were let to tenants who worked across Sir William's estate in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. Sir William's mother was Lady Louisa Talmash, who
432:
Buckminster's houses reflect its history as an estate village. They include a terrace of 17 houses built in the 1810s (The Row), an attractive circlet of semi-detached properties standing in large gardens (The
Crescent) and two short terraces built in 1935 and 1948 on Sproxton Road and Coston Road.
566:
There is a village shop on Main Street. The village hall was built in 2012, just off Main Street, and has generous parking for evening events. Buckminster Barn provides a venue for day conferences, weddings and other events. The
Tollemache Arms, on Main Street, is the only licensed premises in the
245:
424:. The village is noted for its autumnal colours, with many trees in the grounds and on the perimeter of Buckminster Park, on the village green, behind the houses of The Crescent and along the edges of roads and fields.
465:
house, by Wills, Trenwith and Wills, known as
Buckminster Park. The large stables, built around a courtyard for the 9th earl of Dysart in the 1880s, stand to the south of the Park, and have been converted to housing.
492:
of the 16th century, as part of a chain of beacons stretching from the
Lincolnshire coast. Repairs were ordered in 1625, after the countries returned to war, when a 24-hour watch had to be maintained.
453:
Buckminster Park stands to the north-east of the village. It was never a medieval hunting park, but has its origins in a lease of land in 1532 near the former manor house. Buckminster Hall, a large
762:
577:
Buckminster
Gliding Club based at nearby Saltby Airfield is named after the village. Buckminster United Football Club is an amateur football club based in the village.
469:
The parish church of St John the
Baptist was built during the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries and was restored and improved in 1883. It is a Grade I listed building.
106:
285:
496:
458:
149:
539:
turret containing a newel-staircase at the south-east corner of the nave, which would have led to the rood loft, and still provides access to the bells.
262:
269:
293:
420:
over the border in
Lincolnshire. Sewstern Lane, which forms the parish boundary and the county boundary with Lincolnshire is part of the modern
515:
An underground nuclear monitoring bunker opened in 1961. It was decommissioned in 1991, and has subsequently been restored as a heritage site.
705:
329:
823:
433:
There are also a small number of detached 19th-century houses, some with origins as farmhouses. A few of the older properties are built in
518:
The early 21st century has seen further changes, including the renovation of old buildings to create offices and the installation of fast
535:
46:
859:
642:. London: Institute of Historical Research, University of London. pp. 12â13, 14â19, 30â2, 34â7, 38â40, 55â8, 61, 67â8, 92â6.
59:
731:
670:
231:
758:
555:
437:, but the predominant building material is brick. All the commercial and residential properties in the village are owned by
854:
257:
19:
594:
736:
675:
495:
For most of its history
Buckminster has been a small, agricultural village. Its character changed from the 1790s, when
647:
489:
321:
311:
274:
219:
185:
99:
550:
The Dysart mausoleum stands to the east of the church, and is surrounded by railings. It was designed by
41:
864:
818:
409:
366:
316:
697:
413:
199:
542:
441:, who are linked with the Tollemache family who live in Buckminster Park: the former home of the
390:
454:
405:
462:
250:
480:
Buckminster stands 500 feet above sea level, with no higher ground between the village and
131:
828:
8:
438:
23:
595:"Buckminster (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"
570:
Buckminster Primary School is half a mile south of Buckminster village, on the road to
534:
church here, but no architectural or documentary evidence of one survives. The present
167:
643:
381:. The total population of the civil parish was 335 at the 2021 census. It is on the
139:
833:
727:
666:
531:
370:
224:
508:
551:
442:
386:
374:
157:
80:
838:
848:
344:
331:
175:
794:
401:
394:
115:
400:
The parish is located in the north-east of the county, on the border with
421:
18:
This article is about the place. For uses of "Buckminster Fuller", see
813:
519:
504:
434:
382:
209:
571:
503:
Land to the south and east of Buckminster village was quarried for
481:
378:
808:
417:
191:
791:. London: Hodder & Stoughton (Buchan was also the author of
461:. This was demolished in 1951. It was replaced in 1965 by a Neo-
485:
377:, England, which includes the two villages of Buckminster and
640:
Victoria History of Leicestershire: Buckminster and Sewstern
457:-style property, was built within the park in the 1790s for
477:
The village's name means 'the monastery church of Bucca'.
558:, who died in 1878. It is a Grade II* listed building.
726:
665:
445:. The village pub is called the Tollemache Arms.
846:
530:The village name suggests there may have been a
798:; he uses the name "Overton" for the village)
554:and built by the trustees of the estate of
574:. It was rated as Good by Ofsted in 2014.
536:Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster
47:Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster
671:"CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (1061281)"
732:"DYSART MAUSOLEUM AND RAILING (1360830)"
541:
525:
847:
637:
484:, on the east coast, 37 miles away. A
765:from the original on 15 November 2017
556:Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart
661:
659:
633:
631:
629:
627:
625:
623:
621:
619:
617:
615:
708:from the original on 16 August 2021
507:between 1948 and 1968 on a rolling
448:
66:
20:Buckminster Fuller (disambiguation)
13:
781:
737:National Heritage List for England
676:National Heritage List for England
14:
876:
802:
656:
612:
860:Civil parishes in Leicestershire
65:
58:
40:
839:Buckminster village views video
567:village, and has a restaurant.
824:Buckminster Park One Day Event
751:
720:
690:
587:
1:
580:
561:
759:"Buckminster Primary School"
698:"Key to English Place-names"
7:
100:OS grid reference
29:Human settlement in England
10:
881:
855:Villages in Leicestershire
819:St John the Baptist church
472:
427:
17:
638:Fisher, Pamela J (2017).
302:
284:
280:
268:
256:
244:
240:
230:
218:
208:
198:
184:
166:
148:
130:
114:
98:
90:
53:
39:
34:
809:Buckminster Gliding Club
389:and 4 miles west of the
22:. For the software, see
834:Leicestershire villages
416:in Leicestershire, and
547:
345:52.793073°N 0.701477°W
220:Postcode district
841:retrieved 18 Dec 2010
787:Buchan, James (1983)
702:kepn.nottingham.ac.uk
599:www.citypopulation.de
545:
488:was built during the
404:. Nearby places are
526:Church and Mausoleum
350:52.793073; -0.701477
200:Sovereign state
497:Sir William Manners
459:Sir William Manners
439:Buckminster Estates
385:, 10 miles east of
341: /
24:Eclipse Buckminster
548:
294:Rutland and Melton
286:UK Parliament
232:Dialling code
865:Borough of Melton
490:Anglo-Spanish War
365:is a village and
360:
359:
150:Shire county
872:
789:Thatched Village
775:
774:
772:
770:
755:
749:
748:
746:
744:
728:Historic England
724:
718:
717:
715:
713:
694:
688:
687:
685:
683:
667:Historic England
663:
654:
653:
635:
610:
609:
607:
605:
591:
546:Dysart Mausoleum
512:arable farming.
449:Buckminster Park
356:
355:
353:
352:
351:
346:
342:
339:
338:
337:
334:
308:
194:
110:
109:
79:Location within
69:
68:
62:
44:
32:
31:
880:
879:
875:
874:
873:
871:
870:
869:
845:
844:
805:
793:The Expendable
784:
782:Further reading
779:
778:
768:
766:
757:
756:
752:
742:
740:
725:
721:
711:
709:
696:
695:
691:
681:
679:
664:
657:
650:
636:
613:
603:
601:
593:
592:
588:
583:
564:
528:
475:
451:
430:
349:
347:
343:
340:
335:
332:
330:
328:
327:
326:
306:
298:
190:
180:
162:
144:
126:
105:
104:
94:335 (2021)
86:
85:
84:
83:
77:
76:
75:
74:
70:
49:
30:
27:
12:
11:
5:
878:
868:
867:
862:
857:
843:
842:
836:
831:
829:Parish Council
826:
821:
816:
814:Primary School
811:
804:
803:External links
801:
800:
799:
783:
780:
777:
776:
750:
719:
689:
655:
648:
611:
585:
584:
582:
579:
563:
560:
552:Halsey Ricardo
527:
524:
474:
471:
450:
447:
443:Earl of Dysart
429:
426:
387:Melton Mowbray
375:Leicestershire
358:
357:
325:
324:
322:Leicestershire
319:
314:
309:
307:List of places
303:
300:
299:
297:
296:
290:
288:
282:
281:
278:
277:
272:
266:
265:
263:Leicestershire
260:
254:
253:
251:Leicestershire
248:
242:
241:
238:
237:
234:
228:
227:
222:
216:
215:
212:
206:
205:
204:United Kingdom
202:
196:
195:
188:
182:
181:
179:
178:
172:
170:
164:
163:
161:
160:
158:Leicestershire
154:
152:
146:
145:
143:
142:
136:
134:
128:
127:
125:
124:
120:
118:
112:
111:
102:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
81:Leicestershire
78:
72:
71:
64:
63:
57:
56:
55:
54:
51:
50:
45:
37:
36:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
877:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
852:
850:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
806:
797:
796:
790:
786:
785:
764:
760:
754:
739:
738:
733:
729:
723:
707:
703:
699:
693:
678:
677:
672:
668:
662:
660:
651:
649:9781909646698
645:
641:
634:
632:
630:
628:
626:
624:
622:
620:
618:
616:
600:
596:
590:
586:
578:
575:
573:
568:
559:
557:
553:
544:
540:
537:
533:
523:
521:
516:
513:
510:
506:
501:
498:
493:
491:
487:
483:
478:
470:
467:
464:
460:
456:
446:
444:
440:
436:
425:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
398:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
354:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
305:
304:
301:
295:
292:
291:
289:
287:
283:
279:
276:
275:East Midlands
273:
271:
267:
264:
261:
259:
255:
252:
249:
247:
243:
239:
235:
233:
229:
226:
223:
221:
217:
213:
211:
207:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
187:
183:
177:
176:East Midlands
174:
173:
171:
169:
165:
159:
156:
155:
153:
151:
147:
141:
138:
137:
135:
133:
129:
122:
121:
119:
117:
113:
108:
103:
101:
97:
93:
89:
82:
61:
52:
48:
43:
38:
33:
25:
21:
16:
795:Mary Slessor
792:
788:
767:. Retrieved
753:
741:. Retrieved
735:
722:
710:. Retrieved
701:
692:
680:. Retrieved
674:
639:
602:. Retrieved
598:
589:
576:
569:
565:
549:
529:
517:
514:
502:
494:
479:
476:
468:
452:
431:
402:Lincolnshire
399:
395:Colsterworth
373:district of
367:civil parish
362:
361:
116:Civil parish
15:
769:14 November
743:17 November
682:17 November
604:24 February
369:within the
363:Buckminster
348: /
123:Buckminster
73:Buckminster
35:Buckminster
849:Categories
581:References
562:Facilities
422:Viking Way
333:52°47â˛35âłN
91:Population
712:16 August
520:broadband
505:ironstone
455:Palladian
435:limestone
410:Wymondham
383:B676 road
336:0°42â˛05âłW
270:Ambulance
210:Post town
763:Archived
706:Archived
572:Sewstern
482:The Wash
463:Georgian
414:Sproxton
379:Sewstern
214:GRANTHAM
132:District
107:SK875225
532:minster
509:opencas
473:History
428:Housing
418:Stainby
317:England
192:England
186:Country
646:
486:beacon
406:Coston
371:Melton
246:Police
168:Region
140:Melton
236:01476
771:2017
745:2013
714:2021
684:2013
644:ISBN
606:2023
412:and
258:Fire
225:NG33
393:at
851::
761:.
734:.
730:.
704:.
700:.
673:.
669:.
658:^
614:^
597:.
522:.
408:,
397:.
391:A1
312:UK
773:.
747:.
716:.
686:.
652:.
608:.
26:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
