Hose
Description in 1871:
"HOSE, a parish, with a village, in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on the Grantham canal, adjacent to Notts, 7 miles N of Melton-Mowbray r. station. Posttown, Harby, under Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 2, 140. Real property, £3,859. Pop., 477. Houses, 105. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Rutland. Hose Grange is a meet for the Belvoir hounds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £105. Patron, the Duke of Rutland. The church is ancient, has a pinnacled tower, and was recently in disrepair. There are a Baptist chapel and a national school."
[John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-1872]
- The parish was in the Clawson sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
- 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 / 2302 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2545 |
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Michael and All Saints.
- The church is often simply called "Saint Michael's".
- The church was built around the 14th century.
- The church was restored in 1887.
- The church tower was restored in 1908.
- The church seats 200.
- One can view Sheep grazing in the churchyard at Geograph.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1625.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Framland (third portion).
- The Baptists had a chapel built here in 1818.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Clawson sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
- In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
Hose is a small parish which lies 124 miles north of London and about 6 miles north of Melton Mobray. The parish was a rough rectangle shape, with a long north-south axis and a narrow east-west width. The parish covered 2,337 acres and bordered Nottinghamshire on the north.
The Grantham Canal passes just west of the village. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, from the A606 trunk road, turn northeast at Nether Broughton and pass thru Long CLawson to arrive at Hose.
- Bus servide runs through the village connecting it to Melton and to Bottesford.
- Check out the Village Home Page for current activities.
- One may wish to stop for refreshment at the Rose and Crown Public House.
- The Village Green boasts a large Chestnut tree and a blacksmith to demonstrate the trade.
- The parish used to have a wharf on the Grantham Canal.
- Ironstone was found in this parish.
- The parish was mostly pastureland.
- The national grid reference is SK 7329.
- 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 was in the Framland Hundred (Wapentake) in the northern division of the county.
- This parish was an "ancient parish" of Leicestershire.
- In April, 1936, the parish of Hose was abolished and all 2,337 acres were used to create Clawson and Harby Civil Parish.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1841 |
417 |
| 1871 |
403 |
| 1881 |
438 |
| 1891 |
408 |
| 1901 |
443 |
| 1911 |
441 |
| 1921 |
427 |
| 1931 |
421 |
- A Church of England Primary School (National School) stands on Bolton Lane in Hose. It was built in 1845 on the south side of the church and was enlarged in 1881 to hold 81 children.
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[Last updated: 19-November-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
