As the defence of his lands became paramount, it is likely that Robert Bossu began the fortification of Shilton Hill.

Shilton Park was probably created by Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, after he became Earl of Leicester.

George Hastings became the keeper of Earl Shilton and Hinckley Parks in 1507, and by 1560 the keeper was George Vincent.

Many Earl Shilton people in the 1840s became destitute and sought refuge in the Union Workhouse at Hinckley, locally known as " The Bastille.

The following season Leicester had a mixed season ; suffering relegation from the First Division, but reaching the FA Cup final at Wembley and a 19 year old Shilton became one of the event's youngest-ever goalkeepers.

Shilton played just once for England in 1975, not at all in 1976 and just twice in 1977 ; he became so frustrated at his lack of chances that in the summer of 1976, he pulled out of the squad which was heading for the United States for a bi-centennial celebration tournament and asked not to be considered again, only to reverse his decision three months later.

Shilton recovered from financial troubles caused by business decisions and gambling, and became a prolific after-dinner speaker.

In the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when Bryan Robson was injured and vice-captain Ray Wilkins received a two game suspension for a red card, Peter Shilton became England's skipper for the rest of the tournament.

Woods ' heroics were, however, never going to displace Shilton, whose form in the First Division was such that he was only ever going to miss a match if he became injured.

Banks did not play in England's first game after the World Cup, with Ramsey electing to give his old understudy Shilton a debut against East Germany at Wembley.

During this time he also played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and Euro 96 and Euro 2000, and is England's second-most capped goalkeeper with 75 caps, after Peter Shilton.

Robson selected him as England's third-choice goalkeeper behind Peter Shilton and Chris Woods at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but after arriving in Italy he had to pull out of the squad due to injury and was replaced by Dave Beasant.

At this stage, Banks was still England's first choice keeper, but the remaining brace of back-ups from the 1970 World Cup, Peter Bonetti and Alex Stepney, had been cast aside by Ramsey so Shilton could begin to regard himself as his country's number two goalkeeper at the age of 22.

His fourth and fifth England caps came towards the end of 1972 ( England had failed to qualify for the European Championship competition ) before a tragic incident suddenly saw Shilton propelled into the limelight as England's number one keeper.

The result went England's way this time and they qualified for their first World Cup for a dozen years, with Shilton appearing in the finals for the first time at the comparatively mature age of 32.

To this day, Sansom is England's second-most capped full back after Ashley Cole ( replacement Pearce came close, ending his international career in 1999 with 78 caps ) and only ten players-Peter Shilton, David Beckham, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Billy Wright, Ashley Cole, Bryan Robson, Frank Lampard, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard-have appeared more times for England than Sansom.

Woods was the only nominated goalkeeper among England's five substitutes-so there would not have been any question of Beasant replacing Shilton.

It was clear that Shilton was something special, yet the man he had to displace was now regarded as the world's number one goalkeeper.

At one point Earl Shilton produced boots for the Russian army.

There were two other mills in Earl Shilton, one stood on the Wood Street Recreational ground near the ‘ Mount ’, while the other was near the top of Birds Hill.

It is one of the very few thatched ones surviving in Shilton.

Earl Shilton had a regular fixture at one period with Coventry and North Warwickshire.

On one occasion the village sweep who was to cycle on his three-wheeler, challenged a well-known local runner to race from Shilton Hill to Kirkby, the runner to have the length of the hill start.

There they met Paraguay and though Shilton did have to make one fingertip save during the first half, England were rarely troubled.

Shilton played in all bar one of the England games over the next 18 months — the one he missed saw a debut for a future England goalkeeping first choice, David Seaman of Queens Park Rangers.

He is also one out of four players to have played top-flight football in four different decades along with Peter Shilton, John Lukic and Sir Stanley Matthews and holds the club record of 209 consecutive League appearances for a Coventry City player, from August 1984 to September 1989.

Simonsen scored one of the most important Danish goals ever, as he converted a penalty kick against English goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

He is one of possibly four players to have played in the top flight of English football in four separate decades, the other players to attain this achievement are Peter Shilton, Steve Ogrizovic and Sir Stanley Matthews.

Swift is widely regarded as one of the best English goalkeepers of all time along with Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton and is frequently noted as one of the best players to have graced the English football league.

Born at 54 Wellfield Road, Streatham, South London, ( a plaque from the Streatham Society marks the spot ) on 24 March 1909, the son of Thomas Henry Trinder, a London tram driver from Shilton, Oxfordshire, by his wife Jennie Georgina Harriet Mills, Tommy Trinder was one of the best-loved comedians in Britain during the period from the late 1930s until the 1960s.

Coming through the ranks at Leicester City was a young local goalkeeper called Peter Shilton, who was given his debut as a 17-year-old in 1966.

When Shilton told Leicester he would not sign a professional contract unless he was guaranteed first team football, Banks found himself available for transfer, just a year after winning the World Cup.

Earl Shilton Community College ( a college with a sixth form ) in Leicestershire was renamed in honor of its neighboring village's famous son and is now William Bradford Community College.

Between the 19th and late 20th centuries, Earl Shilton was a busy industrial village with numerous shoe, hosiery and knitwear factories.

There are no records of a siege or fighting in the area of Earl Shilton, even during the civil war, which probably shows that the castle was doing its job ( John Lawrence ).

The original purpose of Shilton Park, was to provide a hunting ground, stocked with game, for the lord of the manors ’ sport and table.

By the turn of the seventeenth century, Sampson Goodhall, gentleman, was the head of a well to do family living in Earl Shilton.

In 1636, John Wightman gave £ 50 for the poor of Hinckley and a field in Earl Shilton was also let, earning £ 3 5s per year.

By 1711 Peter Cappur was the steward of the manor in Shilton and John Wightman's legacy was in dispute.

Earl Shilton ’ s Richard Churchman was listed among the gentry who in 1645 " compounded " for their estates with the Parliamentary Sequestration Committee, along with Thomas Crofts, another royalist.

A house in Earl Shilton, was said to be plagued by its former long dead occupant.

A house in Earl Shilton, was said to be plagued by its former long dead occupant.

In 1705, the payment by the Reeve for Shilton manor was £ 34 8s 6d.

James Perrott was a successful surgeon who worked in Earl Shilton.

The last soul to be incarcerated in the Earl Shilton stocks was a man called ‘ Peg-leg Watts ’.

Thomas, Viscount Wentworth, was entitled to all small tithes vacarial dues in Shilton.