Welcome to the Smeeton Westerby Village Web Site.
About Smeeton Westerby
The picturesque village of Smeeton Westerby was once divided into the two separate hamlets of Smeeton and Westerby. The boundary believed to marked by two white stones next to Westerby House
Smeeton Westerby doesn't have any shops of it's own but it does have a traditional village pub, a village hall, a parish church plus several stables and farms. Originally it was a mainly farming village which also had several pubs, a shop, a butchers and a blacksmiths - the old blacksmith cottage is a very pretty cottage opposite Debdale Lane.
Location
The narrow village sits in gently rolling Leicestershire countryside between Kibworth Beauchamp and Saddington. It is 10 miles south east of Leicester and about six miles from the nearest market town and railway station at Market Harborough.
Shopping
The nearest shops are a 10-15 minute walk away in Kibworth Beauchamp. This excellent shopping centre includes a post office, supermarket, flower shop, beauticians, health centre, newsagents, estate agents, banks, hardware store, several takeaways, cafes, restaurants and pubs. There was a railway station but this closed in 1968.
Despite It's close proximity to the very popular village of Kibworth Beauchamp it still retains it own identity and character. This is probably because, as it is in a conservation area, there has been little change to the size of the village for some time.
Smeeton Westerby Open Gardens
The Smeeton Westerby Open Gardens weekend took place on the wet and very windy weekend of 21st-22nd June 2008. There were 15 gardens open to the public ranging from the tiny to the very large.
Click here to see pictures from the event
More Smeeton Westerby Websites
A very useful website maintained by the Parish Council with access to the minutes of Parish Meetings and local councillors.
contact@smeetonwesterbypc.org.uk
A website run by www.leicestershirevillages.co.uk with links to various resources and walks.
admin@leicestershirevillages.com
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What's on in December 2011
Saturday 10th December Quiz at the Kings Head 8pm start
The interior of Smeeton Westerby Parish Church
The Band on the Allotments
Songbirds on the Allotments
The Songbirds performing on the allotments on Thursday 2nd June. The next concert. The ladies choir was formed two years ago and is directed by David Hubery. They are also holding a concert at Welland Valley College on July 1st and 2nd 2011.
The next concert on the allotments take place on Thursday 16th June when the Fleckney band will be playing from 7.30 and 9pm.
Also on Sunday 3rd July the Oddfellows Brass, conducted by Bob Boulter, will be performing from 5.30-7pm. The events are all free but any donations will go towards local charities.
Michael Wood's Story of England
Kibworth Harcourt, Beauchamp and Smeeton Westerby have been put firmly on the map in the latest TV series by Michael Woods. The historian is chronicling the long and fascinating history of the three villages in the BBC TV series "Michael Wood's Story of England". The six part programme was shown on BBC4 and repeated on BBC2 and is now available on DV.
Episode One featured the Roman history through to the Normans with Episode Two concentrating on Doomsday to the Magna Carta. The programme includes the "Kibworth Big Dig" which involved digging a one metres square pits to uncover archaeological finds.
The crew also film re-enactments of Kibworth through the centuries including a Victorian Music Hall and a War Time Dance. The series culminates with a Time Capsule being buried in the grounds of the Coach and Horses on the A6 at Kibworth.
The Smeeton Westerby Village Photograph