Barrow on Soar
Description in 1877:
"Barrow-upon-Soar is a parish and large village, which gives its name
to a Poor Law Union district, and a county court district. It has for
ages been celebrated for its excellent limestone, and is pleasantly
situated on the east side of the navigable River Soar, and on both side
of the Midland Railway on which it has a station 2 miles N. of Mount
Sorrel, 3 miles S.E. of Loughborough , and 9 miles N. of Leicester.
Barrow township comprises about 2510 acres of land and had 1099
inhabitants in 1801, 1638 in 1831, 1800 in 1861, and 1973 in 1871, the
increase of the last ten years being 'attributed to the opening of the
limeworks.' It is in East Goscote Hundred, but its parish comprises
also the townships of Mount Sorrel North-end, Quorndon, and Woodhouse,
all of which are in West Goscote Hundred. The area of the whole parish
is about 9160 acres, and it had 5857 inhabitants in 1871.
"[White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition 1877]
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 13 covers the Barrow on Soar Sub-District.
A brief
history of Holy Trinity Church
can be found on the parish
website along with a number of
photographs, and a searchable database of memorial inscriptions in the churchyard.
The Barrow Family History
Group
tell us: "We have nearly completed the transcription of Holy Trinity
Parish church registers of Baptisms, Burials and Marriages, into a
series of microsoft Excell fully searchable files. We are also carrying
out a similar exercise with the St Mary's Parish Church registers
for Walton on the Wolds, i.e a neighbouring village. We have used the
original church registers for this project. The village cemetery
registers have also been transcribed." For details contact Vincent
Thompson, email <VinandVal@aol.com> . They provide a
search service now, and intend
to publish the information on CD for sale via the Parish church web
site and via the Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society.
These transcriptions cover
the following periods:
Barrow on Soar
Baptisms 1563 to 1989
Burials 1563 to 1933
Marriages 1563 to 1982
Marriage Banns 1754 to 1862,
(1862 to 1966 Next project)
Walton on the Wolds
Baptisms 1566 to 1922
Burials 1566 to 1985
Marriages 1566 to 1757 and
1838 to 1989, (1754 to 1836 Next
project)
Banns (1754 to 1965 future
project)
The Society
of Genealogists holds copies of
records of marriages from 1563 - 1837, baptisms from 1689 - 1966 and
burials from 1689 - 1812 which can be studied at their library in
London.
The Registrar's Office in Barrow-upon-Soar closed in 1945. Certificates
of birth, death and marriage can now be obtained from the
Superintendent Registrar at Leicestershire
Central or Loughborough.
For method of obtaining copy of certificates see the Civil
Registration section on our Leicestershire page.
Multi
Media Mapping have a current map
showing the location of Barrow-upon-Soar.
Most of the parishes making up the Barrow-upon-Soar
Union were joined together for many years for the support of their poor under the Gilbert Act but in
1837 the 'Barrow-upon-Soar Incorporation was dissolved and its
workhouse was sold to the new Guardians of the Union set up under the
1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. In 1840 a new workhouse in Rothley was
completed capable of housing 300 paupers, although it seldom held more
than 100.
The Rossbret Workhouse site includes a page for the
Barrow on Soar Union which includes details of officers and staff of the union in 1899.
This parish page was developed by Tim Arguile. Follow this link to find help, report problems or contribute information.
[Last updated: 30-July-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
