Coston Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Coston is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1561
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1578

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

COSTON, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on an affluent of the river Wreak, 3¾ miles NE of Saxby r. station, and 7 ENE of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post office under Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1, 745. Real property, £2, 556. Pop., 179. Houses, 31. The property is divided among a few. Coston House is the seat of the Phelps. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £334. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is neat, and was recently restored.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Coston Parish Registers

Coston Marriages 1561 to 1812 Leicestershire Parish Registers Marriages Vol.1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., and Thos. M. Blagg, F.S.A. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 124 Chancery Lane. 1908. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Leicestershire, Coston – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of Coston

England, Leicestershire, Coston – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Coston, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Leicestershire, Coston – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Coston, 1578-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Coston (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

England, Leicestershire, Coston, bishop transcripts, 1578-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Coston (Leicestershire); Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

England, Leicestershire, Coston, church records

England, Leicestershire, Coston, church records, 1561-1998
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Coston (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

Leicestershire parish registers : variations, additions and corrections to the Phillimore’s parish register series

Marriages at Coston, 1561-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Coston (Leicestershire)

England, Leicestershire, Coston – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of Coston, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1813-1877
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Coston, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1813-1877
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Maps

Vision of Britain historical mapsOS maps
Ordnance SurveyOS maps
National Library of ScotlandOS maps

Administration

  • County: Leicestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Melton Mowbray
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Framland
  • Poor Law Union: Melton Mowbray
  • Hundred: Framland
  • Province: Canterbury