Redmile
- The parish was in the Denton sub-district of the Grantham (Lincoln) Registration District.
- After the Poor Law Union was re-organized in 1891, the parish was in the Grantham North sub-district of the Grantham 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. |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3356 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter.
- Redmile marriages from 1562-1837 are in Pallot's Marriage Index.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Denton sub-district of the Grantham (Lincoln) Registration District.
- After the Poor Law Union was re-organized in 1891, the parish was in the Grantham North sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
Redmile is both a parish and a village about 100 miles north of London and lies in the Vale of Belvoir. The county boundary of Nottingham lies to the West. The town of Grantham is 9 miles to the east, Melton Mobray is 15 miles to the south and Newark is 12 miles to the north. The Knipton river and the Grantham Navigation Canal run thru the west side of the parish. The parish covered about 1,770 acres in 1891, but was only about 1,170 acres in 1801.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village is just northwest off of the A607 trunk road between Grantham and Melton Mobray.
- Check out the village website.
- The national grid reference is SK 7935.
- 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 many tales abound, the village name appears to be from the red clay which surrounds the village. The clay has a high iron concentration.
- The village was listed as "Red Mile" in the railway timetables.
- The parish was in the Melton district of Leicestershire.
- In 1936 the adjoining civil parishes of Barkestone and Plungar were merged into Redmile, and the parish is sometimes known as Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1792.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
301 |
| 1851 |
527 |
| 1861 |
521 |
| 1881 |
489 |
| 1891 |
417 |
| 1901 |
401 |
| 1931 |
337 |
| 1971 |
674 |
- A National School was built here prior to 1871.
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[Last updated: 27-September-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
