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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

Census
Year
Piece No.
1861 R.G. 9 / 2253
1891 R.G. 12 / 2494
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Church History

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Church Records

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Civil Registration

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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 south-east 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:

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Manors

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Maps

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Politics and Governance

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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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

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