Eastwell - private primary school catchment area for Colston Bassett Preparatory School
Eastwell, Leicestershire: 7 miles (11 mins)
Colston Bassett School is an independent co-educational school catering for boys and girls from the ages of four to eleven. If you are looking for private primary schools near Eastwell, please get in touch.
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Eastwell History
Saxon items found locally suggest there was a settlement at Eastwell in those times. The Domesday Survey refers to "Estwelle" and mentions "7 villiens with 3 bordars".
Land and Property.
Court records of 1490 and 1507 suggest that enclosure was at least partially achieved by then. Full enclosure was complete by 1656.
The register of land used for the preparation of the Tithe Award Map in 1847 showed the land owners to be:-
* The Duke of Rutland with 1,276 acre, rent for 346 pounds/year.
* Rev. Joseph Bick (Roman Catholic) with 10 acres, rent 2 pounds 2 shillings/year.
* The Rector (Glebe land) 37 acres, rent 6 pounds/year.
* James Smith with 5 acres.
Manors
There were effectively only three lords of the manor of Eastwell from 1275 to 1921. There were two manors until 1653, of one little is known but it was owned by a Mr Blith when sold in 1631 to Rowland Eyre. Lord Brabazon established his seat in Eastwell around 1275 and the current Manor Farm sits on the original site. The Brabazons sold the estate in 1653 to Rowland Eyre (thus uniting the two manors) and he built the present Eastwell Hall in 1630. The last Eyre died in France in 1792 and the Estate was bought by the Duke of Rutland a few years later thus becoming part of his Belvoir Estate. Death duties lead to Eastwell being sold in 1921, primarily to the then tenants.
