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Bittesby

Description in 1871:
"BITTESBY, a liberty in Claybrooke parish, Leicester; on the Midland railway, 3 miles WNW of Lutterworth. Real property, £1,226. Pop., 12. House, 1."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72

Census

• The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth 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:
  
  

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Church History

• The remains of an ancient chapel can be found to the north of the village.
  
  

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Church Records

• The chapel was in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (second portion).
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837 (although the parish wasn't formed until 1866).
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Bittesby is considered a "deserted" village in south-east Leicestershire. It is on the A6 trunk road, about 3 miles from Lutterworth. The parish covers 808 acres.

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History

• The village was depopulated in 1494.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SP 5085.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient Chapelry and Liberty of Claybrook parish in Leicester county.
  
  
• This place became a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
  
  
• The parish lies in the Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
  
  
• In April, 1935, this Civil Parish gained 14 acres granted to it from Wibtoft Civil Parish when the boundary with Warwickshire was adjusted.
  
  
• On that same date, this Civil Parish gained 44 acres granted to it from Willey Civil Parish when the boundary with Warwickshire was adjusted.
  
  
• The citizens of the parish have elected to have periodic Parish Meetings rather than have a formal Parish Council.
  
  
• District governance is provided by the District of Harborough Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Lutterworth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1871	18
1881	37
1891	44
1901	35
1911	38
1921	48

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