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Thomas Harley was born in Osgathorpe in 1613, the second son of a small landowning family. He amassed a substantial fortune and when he died in 1670 donated funds to benefit the village.
John Boultbee and his twin Thomas were born in 1753 at Stordon Grange, a moated country manor on the edge of Osgathorpe. Both John and Thomas were recognised painters.
Ernest Elcock and his family moved from Staffordshire to the local area between 1911 and 1921. He made a significant contribution to local education and played an active part in Osgathorpe village life.
The Bostocks were descended from an ancient line of Bostocks who have been traced back to 1619. We know families of Bostocks from this blood line lived and farmed in Osgathorpe for a period of time in the 1800's. The family were involved in the Limestone Burning industry at Cloud Hill and Breedon Quarries for at least 60 years as well as extensive farming. In 1861 Thomas Bostock is recorded as living at Mount Pleasant Farm in Osgathorpe with a governess, a house servant, a kitchen maid and an errand boy living in, suggesting they were a comparatively wealthy family.
Tragically several young Osgathorpe men lost their lives whilst in military service during World War 2. Wartime also saw Osgathorpe hosting a number of evacuees from the cities of London, Birmingham and Coventry.
Here you will find personal recollections of our village
A collection of Census records for Osgathorpe from 1841-1911
Records of Osgathorpe Marriages and Burials from 1583 to 1891
