Noseley Leicestershire Family History Guide
Noseley is an extra-parochial place.
Alternative names: Gnossall
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
NOSELEY, or Gnossall, an extra-parochial tract in Billesdon district, Leicester; on an affluent of the river Welland, 3 miles SE of Billesdon. Acres, 880. Real property, £2, 603. Pop., 48. Houses, 6.
The property belonged anciently to the Blackets; passed to the Mortevalles and others; has belonged, for several centuries, to the Hazleriggs; and belongs now to Sir Arthur G. Hazlerigg, Bart. Noseley Hall is Sir Arthur’s seat; is a fine old mansion; and contains a valuable collection of portraits and paintings.
An ancient church stands near the hall; was made collegiate, in 1274, by Anketine de Mortevalle; comprises nave and chancel, nearly covered with ivy; contains an old carved font, piscinæ, sedilia, and effigies of the Hazleriggs; and is served by a minister, appointed by Sir A. Hazlerigg.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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- County: Leicestershire
- Civil Registration District: Billesdon
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- Diocese: Not Applicable
- Rural Deanery: Not Applicable
- Poor Law Union: Billesdon
- Hundred: Gartree (Leicestershire)
- Province: Canterbury