Catthorpe
Description in 1871:
"CATTHORPE, or Calthorpe, a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester; on the verge of the county, Watling-street, and the river Avon, near the Midland railway, 4 miles ENE of Rugby. It has a post office under Rugby. Acres, 625. Real property, £1,493. Pop., 146. Houses, 36. The property is divided among a few. The parish is a meet for the Pytchley hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £260. Patron, the Rev. L. Harper. The church is good; and has a very old font. Charities, £16."
- 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 Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Thomas.
- The church dates from around 1300.
- The church was restored and reseated in 1886.
- The church seats 125.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1573.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (second portion).
- A small Baptist chapel was built here before 1871.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth Registration District.
Catthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Leicestershire, England. It is the southern-most and western-most parish in Leicestershire, some 5 miles south of Lutterworth and 4 miles east of Rugby. The parish covers 645 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A14 motorway east out of Coventry almost to the M1 motorway.
- The A5 trunk road, otherwise known as Whatling Street, passes along the west side of the village.
- The national grid reference is SP 5578.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The parish is in the ancient Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
- In April, 1935, the parish was reduced in size by 10 acres to enlarge Newton and Biggin Civil Parish.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1655.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Lutterworth Poorlaw Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
159 |
| 1871 |
154 |
| 1881 |
137 |
| 1891 |
160 |
| 1901 |
166 |
| 1911 |
176 |
| 1921 |
130 |
| 1931 |
135 |
| 1951 |
128 |
| 1961 |
122 |
| 1971 |
89 |
- The children of this parish attended schools in Shawell and Swinford.
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[Created: 18-August-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
