Knossington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.
Alternative names: Knawston
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1558
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1564
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
KNOSSINGTON, a parish, with a village, in the district of Oakham and county of Leicester; on the river Gwash, adjacent to Rutland, 4 miles W by S of Oakham r. station. Post town, Oakham. Acres, 1, 443. Real property, £2, 686. Pop., 251. Houses, 63. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to T. Frewen, Esq.
The parish is a meet for the Cottesmore hounds. An inhabitant possesses a cheffonier which belonged to the mother of Henry VIII., and was found near her ancient residence.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £324. Patron, T. Frewen, Esq. The church is old but good, and has a tower.
There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and an hospital for four clergymen’s widows, with £160 a year from endowment.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Leicestershire, Knossington – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Knossington, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Leicestershire, Knossington – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Knossington, 1564-1874
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Knossington (Leicestershire)
England, Leicestershire, Knossington, church records
England, Leicestershire, Knossington, church records
England, Leicestershire, Knossington, church records, 1588-1995
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Knossington (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office
Marriage transcripts, 1558-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Knossington (Leicestershire)
Parish chest materials, 1679-1861
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Knossington (Leicestershire)
England, Leicestershire, Knossington – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Parish register printouts of Knossington, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1571-1796
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Knossington, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1804-1874
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Knossington, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1571-1796
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Knossington, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1804-1862
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Leicestershire, Knossington – History ( 1 )
Knossington
Author: De Mowbray, A. B.
Administration
- County: Leicestershire
- Civil Registration District: Oakham
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
- Diocese: Peterborough
- Rural Deanery: Gartree
- Poor Law Union: Oakham
- Hundred: Gartree (Leicestershire)
- Province: Canterbury
