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Leicestershire Towns & Parishes

Nearby places

Leire

Description in 1887:
"Leire, par. and vil., Leicestershire, 4 miles NW. of Lutterworth, 828 ac., pop. 286; P.O."
John Bartholomew, "Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)"

Census

• 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 table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Peter.
  
  
• The church is Early English and was first built around 1500.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1868.
  
  
• The church seats 200.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1559.
  
  
• The church was in the rural Guthlaxton deanery (second portion).
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1863.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Leire is a parish and a village 4 miles north-northwest of Lutterworth. The parish covers just over 1,100 acres.

The land around the village has been mostly pasture for centuries. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A426 north out of Lutterworth and turn left at Dunton Bassett.
  
  

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Manors

• The author found no mention of a manor house in the Leicestershire directories of 1881 and 1912.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SP 5290.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• You can view an online map at the Axcis site.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish lies in the Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
  
  
• In November, 1877, a portion of the parish was added to the parish of Aslby Parva.
  
  
• In November, 1877, a portion of Kimcote parish was ceeded to this parish.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Lutterworth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1871	354
1881	286
1891	283
1901	239
1911	279
1921	298
1931	305
1951	303
1961	347

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Schools

• A National School was built here in 1874 for 60 children. This is also listed as a Public Elementary School and a Church of England School.
  
  

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