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Whitwick
Whitwick is a large village in Leicestershire, England and is an ancient parish which formerly included the equally historic villages of Thringstone and Swannington. It was an important manor in the Middle Ages, which once included Bardon and Markfield, parts of Hugglescote, Donington le Heath, Ratby, Bocheston, Newtown Unthank and Whittington.〔Hadfield, CN: Charnwood Forest, 1952, p 47〕 As early as 1293, Whitwick had a weekly market and a four-day fair.〔Hoskins, W G: Leicestershire - A Shell Guide, 1970〕 The population of Whitwick, according to the 2001 census is 10,815 persons. 8,092 of these fall into the 16-74 working age range, although only 4,689 are employed. ==History== One of the earliest mentions of the place, as ''Witewic'', is in the Domesday Book, the name of the settlement meaning either ''"The White Farm"'' or ''"Hwita's Farm"'', which may have been a reference to the outcrop of white sandstone found here.〔Watts, Victor ''et al.,'' (2004) ''The Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-36209-1〕 It was listed amongst the lands given to Hugh de Grandmesnil 〔''Domesday Book: a Complete Transliteration''. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 656 ISBN 0-14-143994-7〕 by King William I. There was said to be land for half a plough and woodland which was a furlong by half a furlong. Its value was two shillings.
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