On a turning off the Welford Road, a mile or so south of the sleepy village of Shearsby, there's a single-track lane which wanders through the Leicestershire countryside until it finally runs out of enthusiasm by a huddle of farm buildings.This is the lost village of Knaptoft, one of scores of deserted settlements scattered across the county, cheating the modern-day Leicestershire map of lovely names such as Stormsworth, Mythe, Ambion, Temple and Willowes.Exactly why the villagers did a bunk...
