Gumley
Description in 1871:
"GUMLEY, a parish in Market Harborough district, Leicester; near the Union Canal, 4 miles N of Theddingworth r. station, and 4½ NW by N of Market Harborough. Post town, Market Harborough. Acres, 1,550. Real property, £2,793. Pop., 214. House 50. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir William Hartopp, Bart. Gumley Hall also belongs to Sir William, but is occupied by Viscount Ingestre; and it commands extensive views. The parish is noted for its fox earths; and it has a chalybeate spring, and a reservoir of the Union Canal. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £390. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is old but good; consists of nave, chancel, aisle, and porches; and has a square tower, with octagonal spire. Charities, £25."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales', 1870-72
- The parish was in the Market Harborough sub-district of the Market Harborough 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 / 2250 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2491 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Helen.
- The church dates back prior to 1700.
- The church was restored in 1875.
- The church seats 140.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1698 for baptisms; marriages from 1704 and burials from 1700.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Gartree (first portion).
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Market Harborough sub-district of the Market Harborough Registration District.
Gumley is a parish and a village in Leicestershire. It is 100 miles north of London, 13 miles southeast of Leicester city and 4.5 miles northwest of Market Harborough. The parish covers just over 1,360 acres. The Saddington Reservoir lies to the northwest of the village and is partly within the parish.
The village sits in the hills just northwest above the Grand Union Canal. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, it is probably easiest to take the A50 trunk road south out of Leicester city for about 12 miles and turn left at Mowsley and continue to Gumley.
- There is a photograph of a street in the village at Leicester Villages.
- The Grand Union Canal passes through the south of the parish.
- The Saddington Reservoir was built between 1793 and 1797. The southern part lies in Gumley parish. It was built as a catchment basin for the Grand Union Canal. The reservoir covers about 60 acres.
- The parish was known for centuries for its foxearths.
- The parish was largely used for grazing land.
- Gumley Hall is a large red-brick manor house with excellent views around the county.
- In 1912, it was the residence and property of George Murray SMITH, lord of the manor.
- The national grid reference is SP 6890.
- 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 Gartree Hundred in the southern division of the county.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
224 |
| 1841 |
240 |
| 1871 |
265 |
| 1881 |
232 |
| 1891 |
169 |
| 1901 |
201 |
| 1911 |
172 |
| 1921 |
133 |
| 1931 |
148 |
| 1951 |
183 |
| 1961 |
106 |
- The Public Elementary School was built in 1864 for 53 children.
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[Last updated: 13-November-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
