Bolt_Wood
Bolt Wood
Woodland in Leicestershire, England
Bolt Wood is near to the western boundary of the Parish of Stockerston,[1] Leicestershire, England. It is suggested that the woodland on this boundary is part of that mentioned in the Domesday Book.[2] Bolt Wood was part of the extensive Royal medieval Leighfield Forest.[3] The first written reference to Bolt Wood is in an undated charter probably dating before the reign of Henry VI, in which it is referred to as 'Boutewood'.[2] An alternative date offered is between 1422 and 1461.[4]