Martinsthorpe Rutland Family History Guide

Martinsthorpe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Rutlandshire.

Parish church: St. Martin

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: None
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: None

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MARTINSTHORPE, a parish in Oakham district, Rutland; 1¼ mile NW of Manton r. station, and 3 S by E of Oakham. Post town, Oakham.

Acres, 533. Real property, £980. Pop., 6. House, 1. The property belongs to W. De Capel Brooks, Esq.

The living is a sinecure rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, not reported. Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The church is in ruins.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

MARTINSTHORPE (St. Martin), a parish, in the union of Oakham, hundred of Martinsley, county of Rutland, 3½ miles (N.) from the town of Uppingham; containing 8 inhabitants.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £6. 0. 5.; patron, the Duke of Devonshire: the tithes have been commuted for £118. The church is in ruins.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Rutlandshire
  • Civil Registration District: Oakham
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Rutland
  • Poor Law Union: Oakham
  • Hundred: Martinsley
  • Province: Canterbury