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Loddington (Loddington and Launde)

Description in 1871:
"LODDINGTON, a parish, with a village, in Billesdon district, Leicester; on the river Eye, adjacent to Rutland, 5½ miles WNW of Uppingham, and 6½ SW of Oakham r. station. Post town, Uppingham. Acres, 1,840. Real property, £3,309. Pop., 142. Houses, 24. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to H. Morris, Esq. A petrifying spring is near the church. An ancient camp, supposed to be Roman, is at Filton. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £175. Patron,H. Morris, Esq. The church is decorated English; and consists of nave and aisles, with low square tower."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72

Note: There is a Loddington parish in Nottinghamshire, also. Make sure that you are researching the correct one!

Census

• The parish was in the Billesdon subdistrict of the Billesdon 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.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to St. Michael.
  
  
• The church was built in Norman times.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly restored in 1859.
  
  
• There is an ancient cross in the churchyard.
  
  
• This church seats 200.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1554.
  
  
• The church was in the rural Gartree deanery (third portion).
  
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Billesdon subdistrict of the Billesdon Registration District.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Loddington is a village and a parish on the eastern boundary of Leicestershire, about 1.5 miles north of East Norton and 15 miles southeast of Leicester city. The parish is on the border with Rutland county and covers 1,873 acres.

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

• Check out the village at the Leicestershire villages website.
  
  
• Relax and have a pleasant walk. Info is on the Parish Walk web page.
  
  
• By automobile, take the A47 east out of Leicester city to Skeffington. Turn south (right) and drive down to Loddington village.
  
  

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Manors

• Loddington Hall is a mansion in the Elizabethan style and was the property of the Earl of Morton.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 7802.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish lies in the East Goscote Hundred (or Wapentake) in the eastern division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Billesdon Poorlaw Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the East Norton petty sessional hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	130
1841	137
1871	166
1881	147
1891	123
1901	118
1911	128
1921	99
1931	64
1951	88
1961	93

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Schools

• The Public Elementary School was built in 1872 to accomodate 45 children.
  
  

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