LEICESTERSHIRE

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Leicestershire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Narborough

Description in 1877:
"NARBOROUGH parish, which includes the townships of Huncote and Narborough, is in Sparkenhoe Hundred, Blaby Union, Leicester Union, and in 1871 contained 1162 persons, living in 266 houses, on 2657 acres of land. Narborough village is on the west bank of the River Soar, 6 miles S. W. By S. of Leicester, and its township contained 753 persons, dwelling in 165 houses, on about 1527 acres of land. Miss Pares is lady of the manor, but William Everard Esq., Colonel Robinson, of Scarborough, George Wills Esq. and Mrs Young have estates here. The village is increasing in population; many villa residences have been erected here since the completion of the South Leicestershire Railway, when a station was opened here."
[White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition 1877]

Census Description and Travel

Maps Poorhouses, Poor Law. Population

Census

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 and Volume 4 covers the Enderby Sub-District which includes Narborough.

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Description and Travel

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Maps

• Multi Media Mapping have a current map showing the location of Narborough.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Blaby Poor Law Union.
  
  
• The union workhouse, built in 1837, was situated in Enderby and was capable of housing 300 inmates.
  
  

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Population

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[Last updated: 17-September-2007 - Louis R. Mills]