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Ab Kettleby

"AB-KETTLEBY, a parish and a pleasant village and township, on an eminence in Framland Hundred, Melton Mowbray Union and County Court District, is three miles N.N.W. of Melton Mowbray, and 15 miles S.E. of Nottingham; it is situated on the turnpike between the two towns, and on the southern acclivity of the red-sandstone hills which bound the Vale of Belvoir. Its parish, including Holwell township, contains 2920 acres, and had 349 inhabitants in 1871; its township comprises about 945 acres, and has 202 inhabitants." [White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition 1877]

Cemeteries

The Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society have published details of Ab Kettleby burials from 1813 - 1865 on microfiche. (800F)

Census

The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print and Volume 25 covers the Clawson Sub-District which includes Ab Kettleby.

Church Records

The Society of Genealogists holds copies of records from Ab Kettleby Parish Church including microfiche copies of baptisms from 1580 - 1891, marriages from 1580 - 1753 and burials from 1580 - 1910.

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Description and Travel.

The MeltonWeb site includes a brief description of Ab Kettleby.

The Country Focus website has some photographs of Holwell on their website - but is temporarily unavailable in August 2004.

History

The Domesday Book website contains details of the entry for Ab Kettleby

Occupations

The Holwell Branch of the Nottingham and Melton Railway ended at Ab Kettleby. Following the end of iron making at Holwell in 1962 the line lost most of its traffic and was closed in 1963. A book detailing the history of the railway has been published on the web.

Maps

Multi Media Mapping have a current map showing the location of Ab Kettleby.

Poorhouses, Poor Law.

Ab Kettleby was part of the Melton Mowbray Union which comprised of 56 parishes. The union workhouse, built in 1836 was situated on the east side of Melton Mowbray and was capable of housing 250 inmates. The 1871 census shows 126 paupers in residence.

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