Houghton on the Hill Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Houghton on the Hill is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1651
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1582

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HOUGHTON-ON-THE-HILL, a village and a parish in Billesdon district, Leicestershire. The village stands 2¾ miles WNW of Billesdon, and 6 E by S of Leicester r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Houghton, under Leicester.

The parish comprises 2,450 acres Real property, £3,672. Pop., 449. Houses, 100. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to H. L. Keek, Esq. There is a mineral spring. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £262. Patron, W. Freer, Esq. The church is old; was recently restored; and has a spire, open seats, and an old font. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions of Houghton-on-the-Hill Cemetery

Monumental inscriptions, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England, about 1700-1950

England, Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill – Census ( 2 )
Census returns for Houghton-on-the-Hill, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

Pre 1841 census lists
Author: Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society

England, Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Houghton-on-the-Hill, 1582-1889
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Houghton-on-the-Hill (Norfolk)

England, Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill, church records

England, Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill, church records

England, Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill, church records, 1651-2006
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Houghton-on-the-Hill (Norfolk); Leicestershire Record Office

Houghton parish registers, 1582-1750
Author: Wilshere, Jonathan

Marriages at Houghton-on-the-Hill, 1584-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Houghton-on-the-Hill (Norfolk)

England, Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill – Civil registration – Indexes ( 1 )
Billesdon registration district marriages 1837-1911
Author: Rowbottom, Joan; Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society

Administration

  • County: Leicestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Billesdon
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Gartree
  • Poor Law Union: Billesdon
  • Hundred: Gartree (Leicestershire)
  • Province: Canterbury