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Rotherby (Rutherby)

Description in 1871:
"Rotherby, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on the river Wreak, and on the Syston and Peterborough railway, ½ a mile N E of Brooksby r. station, and 5¼ W S W of Melton-Mowbray. Post-town, Frisby, under Leicester. Acres, 766. Real property, £1,671. Pop., 134. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to L. Wilson, Esq. The Manor-House is the residence of T. Johnson, Esq. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Hoby, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is Norman, and has a tower and spire. There are a freeschool, and charities £15."
[John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72,]

Census

• The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir 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:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
  
  
• The church dates from the reign of King John.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly restored in 1882.
  
  
• The church seats 110.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1561.
  
  
• The church is in the rural deanery of Goscote (second portion).
  
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Rotherby was a village and a parish on the banks of the River Wreak, 5 miles southwest of Melton Mowbray and 108 miles north of London. The parish covered 766 acres before it was abolished.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A607 trunk road northeast out of Leicester city, heading for Melton Mobray. The road brushes the south edge of the village.
  
  
• By rail, there is still a functional railline past the village, on the north side. I am unaware of schedules or even if the station is still in operation.
  
  

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History

• The parish land was mostly pasture, but corn and root crops were also grown.
  
  

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Manors

• Rotherby Hall was the residence of Capt. Nugent St. Clair ALLFREY in 1912.
  
  
• The Manor House was the residence of Capt. Phillip Peter Perring GOODCHILD in 1881.
  
  
• Rotherby Hall was the residence of Miss HAMES in 1881.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 6716.
  
  
• 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

• The parish is in the ancient East Goscote Hundred in the eastern division of the county.
  
  
• In April, 1936, this parish was abolished and the area made part of Hoby with Rotherby Civil Parish.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Melton Mowbray Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1871	132
1881	153
1891	138
1901	111
1911	156
1921	128
1931	133

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built in 1840 for 40 children.
  
  

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