Ratcliffe on the Wreake Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Ratcliffe on the Wreake is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

Alternative names: Ratcliffe on the Wreak

Parish church: St. Botolph

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1698
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1566

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RATCLIFFE-ON-THE-WREAK, a village and a parish in Barrow-upon-Soar district, Leicestershire. The village stands on the Fosse way and on the river Wreak, 2 miles N by E of Syston r. station, and 7 NNE of Leicester; and has a post-office under Leicester.

The parish comprises 880 acres. Real property, £1, 677. Pop., 126. Houses, 28. The manor belongs to the Duchess of Sforza. R. Hall is the residence of J. D. Harris, Esq. Shipley Hill is a barrow 40 feet high, and 350 feet in diameter.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £239. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, with a modern tower and spire; and was repaired in 1859. Ratcliffe college stands on a hill to the W of the village; is a Roman Catholic establishment; was founded in 1844, after designs by Pugin; was subsequently enlarged; and now forms a hollow quadrangle. There are a national school, and charities £10.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

RATCLIFFE-ON-THE-WREAK (St. Botolph), a parish, in the union of Barrow-upon-Soar, hundred of East Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 6¾ miles (N. N. E.) from Leicester; containing 142 inhabitants.

The living is a vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £7. 16. 8., and has a net income of £191; the patronage and impropriation belong to the Crown. The tithes were commuted for land, under an inclosure act, in 1774. The church is an ancient edifice with a tower and spire.

Here is the Roman Catholic college of the Immaculate Conception, situated on a gentle eminence remarkable for its salubrious air, and commanding a view of rich and extensive scenery.

The Fosse-road passes through the parish, and the Leicester and MeltonMowbray canal touches upon its eastern boundary.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe on the Wreake – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of Ratcliffe on the Wreake Cemetery

England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe on the Wreake – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Ratcliffe on the Wreake, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe on the Wreake – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, 1566-1854
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, church records

England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, church records

England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, church records, 1698-1964
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

Marriages at Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreak, 1698-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake (Leicestershire)

Parish register transcripts, 1606-1609
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake (Leicestershire); Foster, Charles Wilmer, 1866-1935

England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Leicestershire & Rutland F.H.S. county burials, 1813-1865, for the parish of Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake
Author: Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society

Parish register printouts of Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Laicester, England ; christenings, 1800-1852
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1800-1836
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Administration

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