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Buckminster

Description in 1877:
"BUCKMINSTER, a pleasant village and township, on the eastern side of a range of the Wold adjoining Lincolnshire, 10 miles E.N.E. of Melton Mowbray, and S. W. of Grantham, in 1871 had 312 inhabitants, living in 76 houses; but Buckminster parish, which is in Framland Hundred, Melton Mowbray Union, and County Court District, also includes Sewstern township, and had a total population of 544 persons, living in 133 houses, on 3053 acres of land. The rateable value of the township is £2352 5s. 6d. Mr. David Lee, the Executors of the late Mr. Jno. Marshall, and the Representatives of the late Mr. Arthur Marshall have land in the village; but the manor and the greater part of the soil belongs to the Earl of Dysart, of BUCKMINSTER PARK, which is situated on the north side of the village, and contains a large and handsome Grecian mansion, built in 1798, by Sir W. Manners, Bart., who was created a baronet in 1793, and was heir-apparent to the Earl of Dysart and Lord Huntingtower, of Scotland, titles which were created the Tollemache family, in 1643." [White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition 1877]

Cemeteries

The Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society have published details of Buckminster burials from 1813 - 1865 on microfiche. (802F)

Census

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 26 covers the Waltham Sub-District which includes Buckminster.

Description and Travel.

The MeltonWeb site includes a brief description of Buckminster.

Gazetteers

Guy Etchells has transcribed an extract from White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition 1877 which includes a list of tradesmen in the village.

Maps

Multi Media Mapping have current map of Buckminster.

Poorhouses, Poor Law.

Buckminster was part of the Melton Mowbray Union which comprised of 56 parishes. The union workhouse, built in 1836 was situated on the east side of Melton Mowbray and was capable of housing 250 inmates. The 1871 census shows 126 paupers in residence.

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