Sheepy is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire. Ratcliffe Culey is a chapelry of Sheepy.
Other places in the parish include: The Mythe, Sheepy Parva, and Mythe.
Alternative names: Sheepy with Radcliffe Culey, Great Sheepy, Sheepy Magna
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1607
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1561
Nonconformists include: Independent/CongregationalÂ
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
SHEEPY-MAGNA, a village and a parish in the district of Atherstone and county of Leicester. The village stands 3 miles NE by N of Atherstone r. station; and has a post-office, of the name of Sheepy, under Atherstone.
The parish includes Ratcliffe-Culey chapelry, and comprises 2,820 acres. Real property, £5,794. Pop., 647. Houses, 154. The property is subdivided. S. Hall is the seat of Lowe, Esq.; and Pinwell, of J. Wood, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with Ratcliffe-Culey and Sheepy-Parva, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £1,040. Patron, the Rev. T. Fell. The church is partly Norman.
There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £25.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Great Sheepy
England, Leicestershire, Great Sheepy – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Ratcliffe-Culey, 1562-1874
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Ratcliffe-Culey (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office
England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe-Culey and Great Sheepy, church records
England, Leicestershire, Ratcliffe-Culey and Great Sheepy, church records
England, Leicestershire, Great Sheepy – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
LRFHS county burials, 1813-1865, for the parish of Great Sheepy
Author: Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society
Parish register printouts of Great Sheepy, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1561-1584, 1605-1640, 1660-1742
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Sheepy-Magna
England, Leicestershire, Sheepy-Magna – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Sheepy-Magna, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Leicestershire, Sheepy-Magna – Church records ( 7 )
Births and baptisms, 1832-1836
Author: Polesworth Chapel (Warwickshire : Independent)
Births and baptisms, 1832-1836
Author: Polesworth Chapel (Warwickshire : Independent)
Bishop’s transcripts for Sheepy-Magna, 1561-1872
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sheepy-Magna (Leicestershire)
England, Leicestershire, Sheepy-Magna, church records
England, Leicestershire, Sheepy-Magna, church records
England, Leicestershire, Sheepy-Magna, church records, 1607-2006
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sheepy-Magna (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office
The registers of All Saint’s Parish Church, Sheepy Magna, in the county of Leicestershire : christenings, marriages & burials, 1607-1837 : with bishop’s transcripts for 1561, 1570, 1574, 1576, 1585, 1605 & 1606 which predate the registers
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sheepy-Magna (Leicestershire); Davenport, Lewis
England, Leicestershire, Sheepy-Magna – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of Sheepy-Magna, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1743-1872
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Sheepy-Magna, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1743-1836
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Sheepy Parva
England, Leicestershire, Sheepy-Parva – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Sheepy-Parva, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
Administration
- County: Leicestershire
- Civil Registration District: Atherstone
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
- Diocese: Peterborough
- Rural Deanery: Sparkenhoe
- Poor Law Union: Atherstone
- Hundred: Sparkenhoe
- Province: Canterbury