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Blaston

Description in 1877:
"Blaston, a small village and civil parish, is in Gartree Hundred, Uppingham Union and County Court District; it is situated in a pleasant valley, 2 miles S.E. of Hallaton, 5 miles S.W. of Uppingham, and 8 miles N.E. of Market Harborough. For civil purposes Blaston St. Giles and Blaston St. Michael form one parish, which had 82 inhabitants in 1871, living in 20 houses, on 1267 acres. For ecclesiastical purposes Blaston St. Michael, which contained 26 persons in 1871, is a chapelry, belonging to the parish of Hallaton."
White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition 1877

Census

• The parish was in the Uppington 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

• There are two ecclesiastical parishes; St. Giles and St. Michael.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Giles is a small stone building.
  
  
• The church appears to date from around 1500.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1845.
  
  
• The church seats 100.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Michael is also a small stone building.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1867-68.
  
  
• The church seats 50.
  
  

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Church Records

• The St. Giles parish register dates from 1676.
  
  
• Both churches were in the rural deanery of Gartree (third portion).
  
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Uppington Registration District.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Blaston is a village, a township and a parish sitting in a valley about 8 miles northeast of Market Harborough. The parish covers about 1,267 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A47 trunk road east out of Leicester City and turn south on the country road and pass thru Hallaton. Blaston will be to your left.
  
  

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History

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Manors

• Blaston Hall was occupied by Mrs. E. A. HARDCASTLE in 1912.
  
  
• There was also a Manor House which was occupied and owned by Capt. Eustice R. MAUDSLAY in 1912.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SP 7894.
  
  
• 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

• The parish was in the southern division of the county in the ancient Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake).
  
  
• In June of 1895, in a Poor Law union reorganization, Blaston was reassigned from Uppingham Poorlaw Union to Market Harborough Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• There was an annual grant of £12 and 10s. left by Balentine GOODMAN to the most needy and indigent member of this parish. This grant was established in 1685.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Uppingham (Rutland) Poorlaw Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the East Norton petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1871	82
1881	114
1891	100
1901	92
1911	95
1921	76
1931	73
1951	59
1961	55
2001	54

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Schools

• The children of this place attend a school in Hallaton parish.
  
  

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