Bosworth Hall (Husbands Bosworth)

The Old Hall, originally constructed in Norman times, was substantially renovated in the 16th century as a west facing country house.

According to legend, a stain on the drawing room floor is that of sacramental wine, spilt by a Catholic priest as he hurriedly tried to clear it away.

[1] In 1763, Maria Alethea Fortescue died unmarried, and the house passed to her 11-year-old cousin Francis Turville, who later changed his name to Turville-Fortescue.

During World War II the Old Hall was let to various families and an army camp established in the park, where many Americans were based prior to the battle of Arnhem.

The present owner of the estate, Robert Turville Constable-Maxwell, is a Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire and was High Sheriff of the county in 1991–92.