Holt
- The parish was in the Great Easton subdistrict of the Uppingham 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 Mary.
- The church is of Norman origin, built in the late 13th century to replace an earlier church.
- The church seats 100.
- The Anglican parish register is included in Medbourne.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Gartree (third portion).
- There was a Catholic chapel attached to the side of Holt Hall.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Great Easton subdistrict of the Uppingham Registration District.
Holt is a township, a chapelry and a village in the old parish of Medbourne, 89 miles north of London, 17 miles southeast of Leicester city and 7 miles northeast of Market Harborough. The parish covers 1,178 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Take the B664 arterial road northeast out of Market Harborough to Medbourne. Holt is on the western side of the valley.
- Iron and limestone were quarried in this parish.
- The parish employed a large number of boot and shoe makers.
- Holt Hall has some portions dated to the 15th century.
- The national grid reference is SP 7993.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Known as just "Holt" to the locals, its proper name is "Neville Holt".
- The parish was in the southern division of the county in the ancient Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake).
- This place had been a chapelry and a township in Medbourne parish for centuries. Some time after 1846 the township became a Civil Parish of its own right. It is not clear if it still retains that status.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Uppingham Poorlaw Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the East Norton petty session hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1841 |
40 |
| 1871 |
28 |
| 1881 |
88 |
| 1891 |
41 |
| 1901 |
53 |
| 1911 |
76 |
| 1921 |
128 |
| 1931 |
66 |
| 1951 |
42 |
| 1961 |
33 |
- The children of this place attended school in Medbourne.
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[Created: 25-August-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
