Gaddesby
Description in 1871:
"GADDESBY, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on an affluent of the river Wreak, 3 miles SSE of Brooksby r. station, and 6 SW of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post office under Melton - Mowbray. Acres, 1, 657. Real property, £3,393. Pop., 341. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. Gaddesby Hall is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Rothley, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is ancient, and has a lofty spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £26."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72.
- The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
- In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir 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:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2299 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2543 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael (other sources list St. Luke).
- The date of construction is unknown, but probably from the 14th century.
- The church seats 350.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1698.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Goscote (second portion).
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here prior to 1849.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
- In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
Gaddesby is a village and a parish, 3 miles southeast of Rearsby, 6.5 miles southwest of Melton Mowbray, and 10 miles northeast of Leicester city. The parish covered 4,688 acres in 1961.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A46 north out of Leicester to the A607 arterial road and turn right (east). At Rearsby, take the B674 road east (right) and go about a mile and a half. Gaddesby will be on your left.
- Much of the parish land was used for grazing.
- Many farmers produced Stilton cheese here.
- Gaddesby Hall is a fine brick structure and was the seat of the CHENEY family.
- The national grid reference is SK 6813.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient chapelry of the county and became a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
- The parish was in the ancient East Goscote Hundred in the northern (or eastern) division of the county.
- In August, 1882, the parish was enlarged by receiving the "Cheney Arms" portion of Ashby Folville Civil Parish.
- In April, 1936, this parish was enlarged by 1,796 acres with the abolition of Ashby Folville as a Civil Parish.
- In April, 1936, this parish was enlarged by 1,147 acres with the abolition of Barsby as a Civil Parish.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1760.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Melton Mowbray Poorlaw Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1841 |
331 |
| 1861 |
341 |
| 1871 |
280 |
| 1881 |
241 |
| 1891 |
240 |
| 1901 |
301 |
| 1911 |
273 |
| 1921 |
271 |
| 1931 |
249 |
| 1951 |
900 |
| 1961 |
658 |
- A Board School (later termed a Public Elementary School) was built here prior to 1881. It could hold up to 70 students.
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[Last updated: 20-November-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
