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History for Humberstone & Hamilton:Name
The place-name ‘Humberstone’ is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means ‘Hunbeorht’s stone’ The name is being revived for new developments on the A563 road, east of Rushey Mead.
Medieval and later history
The village of Humberstone has been inhabited for many centuries. The oldest parts of the church are the tower and the walls of the chancel, which are medieval. The church contains a slab with a picture of a knight incised on it. Most of the houses in the village were built in the 1920s.
Humberstone Garden development
The development of Humberstone Garden was based on the principles of the Garden city movement. The Anchor Tenants Housing Association was formed in 1887 by the workers cooperative of the Anchor Boot and Shoe Co-operative Society. The original houses were designed by George Hern in a roughcast cottage style at a density of seven to eight houses an acre. The suburb consists of houses in Lilac Avenue, Laburnum Road, Fern Rise, Chestnut Avenue and Keyham Lane.
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