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House, formerly 2 dwellings. Originally C15, extended mid C16, left wing rebuilt C17 and altered C19, all refurbished 1950s. Timber frame on rubble stone plinth, the left side and far end of left wing rebuilt. thatched roof. Brick chimney shafts to left of C16 wing and to front corner far end on left wing. L-plan, 2 storeys. C16 WING to right is of 3 bays and has fine close studding with curved braces and colourwashed render infill. Just below eaves line on north side are pairs of small wind-eyes for ventilating upper storey. C17 WING has large rectangular panels of brick infill. Door has C20 thatched hood. This was the home of William Lilly, 1602-81, notorious court astrologer. Hence the name of the house. An inventory of the goods of a William Lillye, 1635, presumably relating to this house, survives at Leicester record Office. Inside, there is a passage wall with graffiti dated 31 March 1692, with the initials of Richard Lilly, and small drawings of hands, stars, a tower and a steeple. (Photo May 2008).