Hugglescote Crossroads Walk

Grange Road and the Crossroads The most prominent building on the crossroads is the former National School, including a teacher’s house built in 1862. The building now serves as Hugglescote Community Centre.
Further along Grange Road stands St John’s Church. , it was built in 1878 to replace the former St James’ church in Dennis Street. Dennis Street contains some of the oldest houses in the village, some of them dating back to the 16th century, and the churchyard of the former St. James’ parish church. Dennis Street is named after 19th century local farmer Henry Dennis who became famous as a hymn writer. He is buried in the Baptist churchyard on Grange Road. The Baptist chapel was in Dennis Street built in 1875, it was demolished in 2008, and there are now modern houses on the site.
Ashburton Road Hugglescote Community Primary School, Ashburton Road Recreation Ground with play area, The Co-operative Food - Oak Tree Corner where a 300 oak tree stood in the middle of the road till it was cut down on 6th March 1950 The Gate Inn, Fairfield Road Dates from 1774.
The Millfield on Station Road was the site of the Hugglescote mill. Although there are references to a mill as far back as the 13th century, the mill was demolished in the 1930’s
Hugglescote Methodist and Baptist Churches combine for Sunday worship following the Methodists decision to close their Hugglescote building on Station Road (now an engineering consultancy) in August 2015 and called "Hugglescote Community Church" The prominent Social Club building on the junction with Station Road was originally built in 1877 as a grocery and drapery shop. Over the years the building became the Hawley Institute which was affiliated to the Constitutional Party, and later, the Hugglescote Working Men’s Club, which was founded in 1915, now known locally as the Hawley. One event is called Jacob’s Ladder a ‘Fresh Expression of Church’ Dave their Pioneer Minister organises all sorts of fun including rock music, quizzes, videos and food and drink.
On Central Road, stands a very rare Edward VIII post box from 1936. there are only two in Leicestershire. The Oasis is our Community Café on Central Road providing a Café with lovely garden for Hugglescote.
The Hugglescote Bear Central Road. This sculpture was unveiled in November 2008, it is made from Bath Limestone, and stands on the corner of Central Road and Fairfield Road.
The sculpture is about how the village of Hugglescote got its name. According to folklore, many years ago when Brown Bears were in England, a man named Huggle was being chased by a bear. He took off his coat to run faster, and the bear hugged that instead of him.