Aylestone
"AYLESTONE, on the east side of the river Soar and Union Canal , 2 1/2 miles S. by W. of Leicester, is a pleasant village and township, containing 450 inhabitants, living in 95 houses, and 1,723A. 2R. 36P. of fertile land. Aylestone parish includes also Glen Parva and Lubbesthorpe, the latter of which is in Sparkenhoe Hundred, but the other in Guthlaxton Hundred; the whole of the parish is in Blaby Union and Leicester County Court District."
[White's "History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland." 3rd Edition 1877]
- The parish was in the Wigston sub-district of the Blaby Registration District.
- 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.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2256 &2258 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2496 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
- The origin of the church is uncertain, but was earlier than 1594.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1561.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (first portion).
- The Society of Genealogists holds copies of marriage records from 1561 - 1837 which can be viewed at their library in London.
- The Baptist chapel was built here in 1872.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Wigston sub-district of the Blaby Registration District.
Aylestone is a suburb in the conurbation now known as Leicester city. It used to be a separate village and parish about 2 miles south of Leicester and 101 miles north of London. The parish covered 1,788 acres in 1881.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A426 motorway south-east out of Leicester or north out of Blaby.
- Aylestone Hall is an ancient building, formerly the seat of the PEVERIL family, the VERNONs and the RUTLAND families.
- The Hall was restored about 1850 and in 1881 was the residence of the Misses STONE.
- The national grid reference is SK 5700.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- In 1881, this parish contained the three townships of Glen Parva, Aylestone and Lubbesthorpe.
- Most of the parish was in the ancient Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county. The township of Lubbesthorpe was in the Sparkenhoe Hundred.
- In March, 1885, part of this parish was use to enlarge Glen Parva Civil Parish.
- In March, 1885, another part of this parish was use to enlarge Lubbesthorpe Civil Parish.
- In March, 1892, a third part of this parish was use to enlarge Lubbesthorpe Civil Parish under the Leicester Extension Act of 1891.
- In March, 1896, this parish was abolished and merged into Leicester Civil Parish.
- Aylestone is now part of the Leicester Urban Area.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Blaby Poorlaw Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
675 |
| 1881 |
2,546 |
- The Public Elementary School (National School) was built about 1845.
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[Last revised: 15-November-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
