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Wanlip

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Much of the structure of this parish church was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries but there have been a variety of later alterations, including changes made in the 19th century and the south aisle which was built in 1904. The walls are constructed mainly of granite rubble with ashlar dressing.
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In the churchyard is a substantial headstone with the following epitaph: "Sacred to the memory of Rasselas Morjan, who was born at Macadi on the confines of Abyssinia and died at Wanlip Hall August 25th 1839 in the 19th year of his age. Rescued from a state of slavery in this life and enabled by
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and his wife Katherine. This comprises the figures of the couple with a border that is the earliest surviving example of an English inscription for a high-status tomb monument. The inscription reads:
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God's grace to become a member of his Church he rests here in the hope of a greater deliverance hereafter. This stone is raised in remembrance of his blameless life by one whom he loved."
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Saul, Nigel (2012). "Language, Lordship, and Architecture: The Brass of Sir Thomas and Lady Walsh at Wanlip, Leicestershire, and its Context".
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An Iron Age settlement was unearthed just to the north of Wanlip and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery was discovered during the building of
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Wanlip is said to be unusual because in 1906 the land there was all owned by just one family - the Palmers.
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Folk rhyme about a giant called Bell who boasted that he could reach Leicester in three leaps,
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at Wanlip has been held by the (later named Palmer) family since 1791 when it was awarded to
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The surnames of the three families who have owned the manor over eight centuries are:
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The current holder of the baronetcy is Sir John Edward Somerset Palmer, 8th baronet.
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lies to the south at the edge of Birstall. To the east lies the 14 hectare Reedbed
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runs directly past the village. Wanlip won the 2008 Leicester and Rutland
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The chancel floor is notable for housing the brass that commemorates
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plant, serving a population of more than half a million.
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The memorial is the subject of a detailed article by
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Wanlip is located in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
OS grid reference
SK5910
Civil parish
District
Charnwood
Shire county
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
LE7
Dialling code
Police
Leicestershire
Fire
Leicestershire
Ambulance
East Midlands
UK Parliament
Charnwood
UK
England
Leicestershire

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