Ragdale Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Ragdale is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

Alternative names: Rakedale, Wreakdale

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1668
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1572

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Old Ragdale Church Leicestershire 1907
Old Ragdale Church Leicestershire 1907

Ragdale Parish Registers

Ragdale Marriages 1668 to 1837 Leicestershire Parish Registers Marriages Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., and Thomas M. Blagg, F.S.A. Vol. II. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 124 Chancery Lane. 1909 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RAGDALE, Rakedale, or Wreakdale, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on the wolds, near the Fosse-way, 2¼ miles N by W of Brooksby r. station, and 6 W by N of Melton-Mowbray. Post-town, Hoby, under Leicester. Acres, 1, 980. Real property, £1, 806. Pop., 120. Houses, 21. The manor belongs to the Duchess of Sforza. R. Hall was the seat of Earl Ferrers, and is now a farm-house. The New Hall is the residence of J. Richards, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £40. Patron, H. Jolliffe, Esq. The church is old, and has a low tower. The churchyard contains a stone cross.

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

Ragdale Old Hall Leicestershire east front 1907
Ragdale Old Hall Leicestershire east front 1907

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

RAGDALE (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Melton-Mowbray, hundred of East Goscote, N. division of Leicestershire, 7 miles (W. by N.) from Melton-Mowbray; containing 121 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy; income, £40 per annum; patron, H. Jolliffe, Esq. In the churchyard is an ancient stone cross.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

Use for:
England, Leicestershire, Rakedale
England, Leicestershire, Rakedle
England, Leicestershire, Wreakdale

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

England, Leicestershire, Ragdale – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Ragdale, 1572-1691
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ragdale (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

England, Leicestershire, Ragdale, church records

England, Leicestershire, Ragdale, church records

England, Leicestershire, Ragdale, church records, 1668-1836
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ragdale (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

Marriages at Ragdale, 1668-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ragdale (Leicestershire)

Parish registers for Ragdale, 1668-1766
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ragdale (Leicestershire)

Administration

  • County: Leicestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Melton Mowbray
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Goscote
  • Poor Law Union: Melton Mowbray
  • Hundred: East Goscote
  • Province: Canterbury