1 Coach & Horses Inn START
2 Raitha’s Restaurant (formerly Rose & Crown)
3 Main Street
4 10 Main Street
5 15 Main Street
6 16 - 18 Main Street
7 The Barn at rear of 25 Main Street
8 20 Main Street
9 24 & 31 Main Street
10 28 Main Street
11 Harcourt Terrace
12 The Munt (Kibworth Castle)
13 Turnpike Route
14 51-53 Leicester Road
15 Paddocks Farm
16 Congregational Chapel
17 The Manse
18 The Limes
19 Priory Farm
20 Boboli Restaurant - (formerly Three Horse Shoes)
21 Manor Farmhouse
22 78 Main Street
23 The Slang
24 Cross Pump
25 Jubilee Green
26 The Village Cross
27 The Old House
28 The Old Barn
29 Joiners Cottage
30 The City
31 Kibworth Harcourt Windmill
32 Former Land Army Hostel
33 Former Harcourt House
34 Rector’s Plantation
35 Lychgate & Cemetery
Welcome to the historic village of Kibworth Harcourt.
In 1235-36 Richard de Harcourt held land in Kibworth from the Earl of Warwick, and it is
probable that the manor was named Kibworth Harcourt after him. The manor was later held by
Saer de Harcourt, the younger son of Richard, and finally passed to Walter de Merton, Bishop
of Rochester, in 1270. He gave it to further endow the foundation of Merton College, Oxford
which still holds the manorial rights to this day and also a unique archive about social life from
the 13th century to the present day.
Excavations in and around Harcourt have provided indications that a farming and trading
community was in existence here right back to the time of the Roman occupation. To this day,
farming is still very much in evidence. As befits an ancient agricultural village on a busy
coaching route, there were many inns or alehouses in the 18th century, but none have
survived as public houses to the present day.
The central part of Harcourt village has around seventeen listed buildings and enjoys
Conservation Area status. There are a number of fire insurance plaques affixed to buildings –
a relic of the days when insurance companies funded fire brigades and fire fighters would only
deal with fires at properties insured with their own insurance company. See if you can spot
some of them as you follow the trail.
The full route takes about 1½ hours to complete.
You can click on any of the pointers
and a pop-up window will appear with
a description and images. You can
then follow the trail through the village
by navigating using the arrows.
Clicking on the image will return you
to the map.
Kibworth Harcourt
Kibworth Beauchamp
Smeeton Westerby
Kibworth Harcourt Trail
