The identification of Deserted Villages and Lost Places in Leicestershire owes much to the pioneering work of William George Hoskins during his time at the University of Leicester.
In 1949 Richard McKinley was appointed full-time local Assistant Editor and succeeded Hoskins in 1952.
William George Hoskins (1908–1992), English local historian, academic and author
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