Kirby Bellars is a village and parish in north-east Leicestershire, three miles west of Melton Mowbray. Daily schools for poorer families in 1818 (population 196 in 1811) There was one school, taught by a woman, for 10 pupils. Curate John Noble advised that ‘The poor are very anxious to possess the means of instructing their … Continue reading Schools in Kirby Bellars, 1818-51