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Ginger arrived in the UK in the late 10^th century, and was well known by the 11^th century. It was used for both medicinal and flavouring purposes and was probably bought here by returning Knights from the...

Langar is situated in the Vale of Belvoir, just as the Vale broadens out, and when naming our marmalade we were reminded of the local yellow clay that once made the village the go-to place for earthenware...

Our inspiration behind this product is the story of Colonel Hutchinson from the village of Owthorpe, who was sent to the tower by Charles the 2nd as retribution for signing the death warrant of Charles the...

Thrussington was founded and settled around the 9th Century by the Danish Vikings. The name means 'Thursten's town or settlement'.who arrived by navigating the River Trent, Soar and finally on to the River Wreake.

John Ferneley Artist born in...

Lincolnshire in the past used to be one the largest growers of beetroot in the UK. Living in the county next door, this inspired us to bring back the great taste of beetroot to the British public.

Barkestone...

In days of olde, wild berries of great variety were collected across the environs of Burton Lazars, some to feed the locals and other for the hospital run by the Order of St Lazarus.

The village, originally...

Chadwell is a small village roughly four miles west of Melton Mowbray. In earlier times Chadwell was abuzz with the usual variety of occupations found in any country parish – from wheelwrights and horse dealers to bakers and...

The history of Rearsby begins around the 9th century when incoming Danes established it. The village remained pretty much an enclosed farming community until the end of the 18th century when Enclosure Acts meant that living off...

With its open views across the Vale of Belvoir, Redmile is remembered as the birthplace of Leicestershire cricketer, Frederic Geeson, and as the home of George Bishop, clockmaker extraordinaire, who moved to the village in 1762 with...

One of the earliest mentions of Seagrave (previously Segrave) is in the Domesday Book where it is listed amongst the lands in the Wapentake of Goscote given to Henry de Ferrers by William I - a Wapentake (Old Norse)...