Little Dalby
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Little Dalby is a small village near Melton Mowbray
, Leicestershire
.
The Little Dalby Estate is the Ernest Cook Trust
's largest and, in many ways, its most complete estate. Extending to 5600 acres (22.7 km²), the estate was purchased in two parts by Ernest Cook, the northern half from the Burns Harttop family in 1938 and the southern half from Brasenose College in 1940. A further 480 acres (1.9 km²) comprising Grange Farm, Leesthorpe
, was purchased in 1977 with an additional 280 acres (1.1 km²) forming Jericho Farm being purchased in 2000.
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
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The Little Dalby Estate is the Ernest Cook Trust
Ernest Cook Trust
The Ernest Cook Trust is a large educational charity in England. It was founded in 1952 by the philanthropist Ernest Cook, the grandson of Thomas Cook...
's largest and, in many ways, its most complete estate. Extending to 5600 acres (22.7 km²), the estate was purchased in two parts by Ernest Cook, the northern half from the Burns Harttop family in 1938 and the southern half from Brasenose College in 1940. A further 480 acres (1.9 km²) comprising Grange Farm, Leesthorpe
Leesthorpe
Leesthorpe is a hamlet in the English county of Leicestershire.It is located in the south east of the county close to the Rutland border and just south of the A606 Melton Mowbray and Oakham road.- External links :...
, was purchased in 1977 with an additional 280 acres (1.1 km²) forming Jericho Farm being purchased in 2000.