Enderby, Leicestershire

infobox UK place
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country = England
latitude = 52.583860
longitude = -1.212730
map_type= Leicestershire
official_name = Enderby
population = 5,648
shire_district = Blaby
shire_county = Leicestershire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster = Blaby
post_town = LEICESTER
postcode_district = LE9
postcode_area = LE
dial_code = 0116
os_grid_reference = SK596088

.Enderby is a village in the middle of Leicestershire, England. It is situated on the southwestern outskirts of the city of Leicester and has a population of just over 8,000. According to the Enderby Heritage group, the definitive origin of the name cannot be established. [ [http://www.enderbyheritage.org.uk/Html_Factsheet/fact%20sheet%201.htm Fact sheet 1 Enderby Heritage Group ] ]

The village

The village is part of the Blaby constituency, which is represented by the Conservative MP Andrew Robathan in the House of Commons.

It is known nationally as the HQ site of the NEXT clothing chain.

The village centre consists of a number of old and very narrow roads especially Conery Lane, with more recent housing developments to the south and west. A disused railway line known locally as ‘Whistle Way’ lies to the north of the village which is said to be haunted and the ghost trains can be heard around halloween, this has since become the western edge of the Enderby area. The old quarry is now an area of woodland, out of bounds to the public and found opposite the Batchelors house, a noble family whoms eldest daughter has run away to join the RAF off in the far away lands of Woodhouse and the Eves. This young lady is to be noted as the next Marshall of the Royal Air Force. This very family are rich beyond their wildest beliefs and share their wealth by frequently putting on large parties and inviting those less wealthy than themselves. This often including a Miss Elisabeth Coles, who actually is an up and coming stage star with a voice of an angel and is damn sexy too. Over and out from the land of BENDERby.

chooling

Schools attended by the children and teenagers of Enderby usually comprise of:
*Danemill Primary School [ [http://www.danemill.leics.sch.uk Danemill School Website] ]
*Brockington College [ [http://www.brockington.leics.sch.uk Brockington College Website] ]
*Lutterworth Grammar School and Community College [ [http://www.lgscc.leics.sch.uk Lutterworth Grammar School Website] ]

Crime

Despite its close proximity to a major city, Enderby has a very low crime rate.Fact|date=April 2007Enderby was the location where murderer Colin Pitchfork raped and murdered a 15 year old schoolgirl. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6031749.stm BBC News - 20 Years of DNA Evidence] ] He also killed a girl of the same age in Narborough. Initially a 17 year old was suspected and even confessed to one of the murders, but DNA testing cleared him. [ [http://www.forensic.gov.uk/forensic_t/inside/news/list_casefiles.php?case=1 Forensic Science Service - Colin Pitchfork - first murder conviction on DNA evidence also clears the prime suspect] ] This resulted in the people of Enderby were subject to the first mass DNA screening of locals in history, and Pitchfork was the first person to be arrested and convicted of a crime using DNA profiling. [ [http://www.le.ac.uk/press/geneticshistory.html Leicester University - Genetics History] ] [ [http://www.nddb-bndg.org/cases/collin_e.htm Canadian National DNA Bank - Colin Pitchfork] ] [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/legal/article745719.ece Times Online - The DNA scientist who made individuals of us all] ] [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/20/nbrits20.xml&site=5&page=0 The Telegraph - Great Britons: How the DNA dude changed life] ]

Transport

Enderby is situated close to the M69 and M1 motorways and has two regular bus services. Rail transport is provided by the nearby Narborough railway station.Despite objections from some Enderby residents [http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=16449386&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch] planning permission has now been granted for the proposed Park and ride scheme; [ [http://www.leics.gov.uk/leicester_park_ride Leicester Park & Ride ] ] to be built on land opposite the Leicestershire Constabulary HQ.

External links

* [http://www.enderbyeye.co.uk Enderby Eye]
* [http://www.enderbyheritage.org.uk/ Enderby Heritage Group]
* [http://www.enderbycofe.org.uk/ Enderby Parish Church]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LEI/Enderby.html UK & Ireland Genealogy page for Enderby]

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