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Noseley (Gnousale, Gnousessal or Gnossal)

Description in 1887:
"Noseley, par., Leicestershire, 3 miles SE. of Billesdon, 880 ac., pop. 70; contains Noseley Hall, seat."
John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles," 1887

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. Mary.
  
  
• The church was built in Norman times and stands near the Hall.
  
  
• The church was part of a college founded here in the reign of Edward II.
  
  
• The church tower was partly removed in the late 1800s.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1815.
  
  
• The church was in the rural Gartree deanery (second 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.

Noseley was a village, a parish and a chapelry 11 miles southeast of Leicester city and 3 miles southeast of Billesdon. The parish covers 1,304 acres.

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

• By automobile, take the A47 east out of Leicester city to the B6047 arterial road. Turn south (right) and drive about two miles to find the road (on the left) to Noseley village.
  
  

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Manors

• Noseley Hall was the property of Sir Arthur Grey HAZLERIGG, baronet, the lord of the manor, in 1849. He owned most of the parish land.
  
  
• The Manor at Noseley has been in the HESILRIGE or HAZLERIGG family for centuries.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SP 7499.
  
  
• 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

• Noseley was an ancient parish of Leicestershire until 1535, when it became a Chapelry and an extra-parochial area.
  
  
• Noseley became a Civil Parish in 1858.
  
  
• The parish lies in the Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake) in the eastern (or southern) division of the county.
  
  
• For today's politics, try the Parish Council website. They will NOT assist with family history questions.
  
  

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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
1841	20
1871	61
1881	70
1891	26
1901	57
1911	68
1921	66
1931	63
1951	51
1961	34

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Schools

• The children of this place attended school in Goadby.
  
  

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