Castle Donington, Borough Street c.1955
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C430006
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In the far north-west of the county, and almost in Derbyshire, this village must deserve small town status. The rare dedication of the parish church to St Edward King and Martyr gives a valuable clue to its pre- Conquest origins, referring as it does to the young King Edward who was murdered in 978 at the age of 16 by his brother Aethelred's supporters. The photographer stood with his back to the impressive medieval castle motte to look across The Hollow into Borough Street and the town, with its excellent array of mainly 18th-century and earlier buildings.
An extract from Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories.
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