Narborough Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Narborough is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

Other places in the parish include: Huncote and Littlethorpe.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1598
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1566

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, None Identified, and Presbyterian.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Narborough

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

NARBOROUGH, a village, a township, and a parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire. The village stands on the river Soar, and on the Fosse way, near the Leicester and Nuneaton railway, 5½ miles S W by S of Leicester; is a considerable place; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Leicester.

The township includes the village, and extends into the country. Real property, £5,252. Pop. in 1851, 842; in 1861, 716. Houses, 154. The decrease of pop. was caused partly by the discontinuance of a boarding-school.

The parish contains also the hamlet of Huncote, and comprises 2, 657 acres. Real property, £8,220; of which £150 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 1,283; in 1861, 1,156. Houses, 249. The property is much subdivided.

The manor of Narborough belongs to T. Pares, Esq.; and that of Huncote, to the Earl of Stamford. Narborough Hall is the seat of W. Orton, Esq. A royal palace once stood at Huncote.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £690. Patron, T. Pares, Esq. The church is ancient, and in tolerable condition; has a Norman door-way, and a massive tower; and contains two sedilia and a piscina. A chapel of ease was formerly in Huncote. Chapels for Independents are in Narborough and Huncote. Charities, £8

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

Huncote

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HUNCOTE, a hamlet in Narborough parish, Leicester; near the river Soar, the Leicester and Nuneaton railway, and the Fosse way, 6 miles ENE of Hinckley. Acres, 854. Real property, £2, 968; of which £150 are in quarries. Pop., 440. Houses, 95. The manor was known to the Saxons as Hundhoge, and belongs now to the Earl of Stamford. There is an Independent chapel, and there was formerly a chapel of ease.

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

Littlethorpe

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

LITTLETHORPE, a hamlet in Cosby and Narborough parishes, Leicestershire; on the river Soar, 5¼ miles SW by S of Leicester. Acres, about 500. Pop., 334. The manor belongs to W. Herrick, Esq.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Leicestershire, Narborough – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of Narborough Cemetery

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

England, Leicestershire, Narborough – Church records ( 6 )
Births and baptisms, 1755-1837
Author: Independent Chapel (Narborough, Leicestershire)

Births and baptisms, 1791-1819
Author: Independent Chapel (Narborough, Leicestershire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Narborough, 1566-1852
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Narborough (Leicestershire)

England, Leicestershire, Narborough, church records

England, Leicestershire, Narborough, church records

England, Leicestershire, Narborough, church records, 1599-1984
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Narborough (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

England, Leicestershire, Narborough – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of Narborough, Leicester, England (Independent) ; christenings, 1755-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Narborough, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1566-1590, 1604-1639, 1666-1852
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Leicestershire, Narborough – Medical records ( 1 )
England, Leicestershire, records of Carlton-Hayes Hospital, Narborough (formerly Leistershire and Rutland Mental Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, Leicester, 1843-1934
Author: Carlton Hayes-Hospital, Naroborough (Leicestershire, England); Leicestershire and Rutland Mental Hospital (Leicestershire, England); Leicestershire County Council; Rutland County Council (Rutland, England); Leicestershire Record Office

Administration

  • County: Leicestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Blaby
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Guthlaxton
  • Poor Law Union: Blaby
  • Hundred: Sparkenhoe
  • Province: Canterbury