Lutterworth
- 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:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2246 & 2247 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2490 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
- The church dates from the 14th or 15th century, but the precise date is unknown.
- The church was rebuilt, with the exception of the chancel, in 1812.
- The church seats 140.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (second portion).
- The Society of Genealogists holds copies of Lutterworth parish records which can be studied at their library in London.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth Registration District.
- Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from the Superintendent Registrars at Market Harborough, Rugby, Hinckley and Northampton.
Lutterworth is a market town and a parish in Leicestershire, England. The parish lies 7.5 miles northeast of Rugby. The River Swift runs through the parish. The parish covers 2,614 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A426 trunk road north out of Rugby or south out of Leicester city.
- The webpage author has found mention of both Lutterworth Hall and a Manor House, but no descriptions.
- The national grid reference is SP 5484.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient parish in Leicestershire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish is in the ancient Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
- In April, 1935, the parish boundary was set at Watling Street, and everything south of that line was deemed to be in Warwickshire. The parish lost 1 acre to Churchover Civil Parish and 9 acres to Monks Kirby Civil Parish, but gained 23 acres from Monks Kirby and 12 acres from Willey Civil Parishes.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
2,080 |
| 1881 |
1,965 |
| 1891 |
1,800 |
| 1901 |
1,734 |
| 1911 |
1,896 |
| 1921 |
2,092 |
| 1931 |
2,395 |
| 1951 |
3,197 |
| 1961 |
3,729 |
- The children of this parrish attended schools in Lutterworth (to the north) and Shawell (to the south).
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[Last updated: 13-November-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
