Bardon
Description in 1877:
"BARDON, formerly an extra-parochial liberty, is now a civil parish in Sparkenhoe Hundred, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Union, and County Court District, containing in 1871 a population of 59 persons, living in 12 houses, on 1710 acres of land. It occupies the crown and declivities of a bold eminence on the south side of Charnwood Fores, 9 miles N. W. by W. of Leicester, and 8 miles E.S.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It is bounded on the west by the Leicester and Burton Railway, on which it has a station, and is the property of William Perry Herrick, Esq., of Beaumanor Park who purchased it in 1864."
[White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition 1877]
- The parish was in the Whitwick sub-district of the Ashby de la Zouch 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:
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter.
- The church was built in 1898-99.
- The church was built of local granite.
- The church seats 200.
- The churchyard was consecrated in May, 1908.
- A Congregational Chapel was founded here in 1662.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Whitwick sub-district of the Ashby de la Zouch Registration District.
Bardon is village and parish about 7 miles southeast of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 10 miles northwest of Leicester. The parish covers about 1,350 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Quarrying was a major occupation of many local. Brandon Hill granite was used in buyildings and road surfacing.
- Bardon Hall was the residence of Breedon Newland EVERARD esq. in 1912.
- The national grid reference is SK 4513.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Long an extra-parochial area, the area was formed as a Civil Parish in 1858.
- The parish was in the ancient Sparkenhoe Hundred (or Wapentake).
- The parish was enlarged in September, 1893, gaining part of Hugglescote and Donington parish.
- The parish was reduced in April, 1935, giving up 6 acres to Markfield parish.
- The Civil Parish was abolished in 1960.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Ashton de la Zouch Poorlaw Union.
See "Politics" for an explanation of the large swings in population figures.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
59 |
| 1881 |
74 |
| 1891 |
69 |
| 1901 |
567 |
| 1911 |
554 |
| 1921 |
511 |
| 1931 |
463 |
| 1951 |
38 |
| 1961 |
53 |
- A Public Elementary School was built here in 1895 to hold 190 children.
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[Last updated: 9-August-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
