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Ratby railway station

1832 establishments in England1928 disestablishments in EnglandDisused railway stations in LeicestershireEast Midlands railway station stubsFormer London and North Western Railway stations
Pages with no open date in Infobox stationRailway stations in Great Britain closed in 1873Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1928Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1832Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873Transport in LeicesterUse British English from May 2022
The platform of Ratby station, looking east, Nigel Tout 10.7.1967
The platform of Ratby station, looking east, Nigel Tout 10.7.1967

Ratby railway station served the village of Ratby, Leicestershire, England, from 1832 to 1928 on the Leicester and Swannington Railway.

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Ratby railway station
Station Road, Hinckley and Bosworth Ratby

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N 52.6439 ° E -1.2368 °
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Station Road 191
LE6 0JR Hinckley and Bosworth, Ratby
England, United Kingdom
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The platform of Ratby station, looking east, Nigel Tout 10.7.1967
The platform of Ratby station, looking east, Nigel Tout 10.7.1967
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Kirby Muxloe Castle
Kirby Muxloe Castle

Kirby Muxloe Castle, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house. William was a favourite of King Edward IV and had prospered considerably during the Wars of the Roses. Work continued quickly until 1483, when William was executed during Richard, Duke of Gloucester's, seizure of the throne. His widow briefly continued the project after his death but efforts then ceased, with the castle remaining largely incomplete. Parts of the castle were inhabited for a period, before falling into ruin during the course of the 17th century. In 1912, the Commissioners of Work took over management of the site, repairing the brickwork and carrying out an archaeological survey. In the 21st century, the castle is controlled by English Heritage and open to visitors. The castle was rectangular in design, 245 by 175 feet (75 by 53 m) across, and would have comprised four corner towers, three side towers and a large gatehouse, all protected by a water-filled moat; the centre of the castle would have formed a courtyard. Of these buildings, only the gatehouse and the west tower survive today, partially intact. They are constructed with decorative brickwork and stone detailing, in a fashionable late 15th-century style, and have various symbols built into their walls using darker bricks. Twelve gunports for early gunpowder artillery were built into the walls of these two buildings, although historians are uncertain whether these defences were intended to be practical or symbolic. The government body Historic England considers the castle to be a "spectacular example of a late medieval quadrangular castle of the highest status".