Muston Leicestershire Family History Guide
Muston is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1561
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1580
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist Reform
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Adjacent Parishes
- Bottesford
- Barrowby Lincolnshire
- Bennington Grange Lincolnshire
- West Allington Lincolnshire
- Woolsthorpe with Stainworth Lincolnshire
- Sedgebrook Lincolnshire
- Belvoir Castle
- Long Bennington Lincolnshire
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
MUSTON, a village and a parish in the district of Grantham and county of Leicester. The village stands on the river Devon, adjacent to the boundary with Lincolnshire, near the Grantham canal, 1½ mile ESE of Bottesford r. station, and 5½ W by N of Grantham; and has a post-office under Nottingham.
The parish comprises 1,623 acres. Real property, £2,694. Pop., 360. Houses, 74. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Rutland. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £400. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is a handsome structure; and consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and two porches, with central tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school. The poet Crabbe was rector.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Muston Parish Registers
Muston 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
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Administration
- County: Leicestershire
- Civil Registration District: Grantham
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
- Diocese: Peterborough
- Rural Deanery: Framland
- Poor Law Union: Grantham
- Hundred: Framland
- Province: Canterbury