Lubbesthorpe< (Lubbersthorpe)
"LUBBESTHORPE, a chapelry in Aylestone parish, Leicestershire; on the river Soar, 4 miles SW of Leicester r. station. Post town, Leicester. Acres, 1,200. Real property, £1,869. Pop., 64. Houses, 12. The property belongs to the Duke of Rutland. A monastery was anciently here; and the site of it is now occupied by a farm-house. The church of the chapelry went long ago into decay."
[John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72]
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- The date of original construction is unreported, but the church had been in ruins for centuries.
- The Anglican parishioners attended services in Enderby parish, so look for register entries there.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (first portion).
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Enderby sub-district of the Blaby Registration District.
Lubbesthorpe is on the southwest edge of the conurbation now known as Leicester city. It is 101 miles north of London and bounded on the east by the Soar River. The parish covered 2,689 acres in 1881.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, where the M1 connects with the M69, you are close to Lubbesthorpe.
- No mention of a Manor House or Hall is made in the source material available to the webpage author.
- The national grid reference is SK 5801.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Although the spelling of the name "Lubbesthorpe" is preferred, many records show the name as "Lubbersthorpe".
- In December of 1866, this chapelry was established as a full Civil Parish.
- The township of Lubbesthorpe was in the Sparkenhoe Hundred.
- In March, 1885, this parish was enlarged by gaining about 1,500 acres from Aylestone Civil Parish.
- In March, 1892, this parish was enlarged by gaining another portion from Aylestone Civil Parish.
- That same month, this parish was enlarged by gaining a small portion of Knighton Civil Parish.
- In April, 1935, this parish was reduced by 274 acres granted to Braunstone Civil Parish.
- That same month, this parish was enlarged by gaining 290 acres from Enderby Civil Parish.
- That same month, this parish was reduced by 207 acres granted to Glen Parva Civil Parish.
- That same month, this parish was enlarged by gaining 125 acres from Huncote Civil Parish.
- That same month, this parish was reduced by 934 acres granted to Leicester Civil Parish.
- That same month, this parish was enlarged by gaining 236 acres from Narborough Civil Parish.
- One year later, 1936, this parish was reduced by 44 acres granted to Wigston Magna Civil Parish.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Blaby Poorlaw Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
73 |
| 1881 |
52 |
| 1891 |
96 |
| 1901 |
75 |
| 1911 |
81 |
| 1921 |
118 |
- The children of this parish attended school in Enderby parish.
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[Created: 26-October-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
