Scraptoft
Description in 1871:
"SCRAPTOFT, a parish in Billesdon district, Leicestershire; 3¼ miles E by N of Leicester r. station. Post-town, Leicester. Acres, 1, 450. Real property, £2, 949. Pop., 108. Houses, 23. The manor belongs to E. B. Hartopp, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £161.* Patron, E. B. Hartopp, Esq. The church is good."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72
- 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.
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to All Saints.
- The church was built prior to 1616.
- The church was restored in 1867.
- The church interior was restored in 1901 and the porches renovated in 1903-04.
- This church seats 130.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1538.
- The church was in the rural Goscote deanery (first division).
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Billesdon subdistrict of the Billesdon Registration District.
Scraptoft was a village and a parish just on the northeast edge of the Leicester city conurbation. It is 4 miles northeast of the Leicester city centre and and 1 miles north of Thurnby. The parish covers 1,712 acres.
The land around the village has been mostly pasture for centuries. But the village has grown considerably since World War II. If you are planning a visit:
- There is a golf course just north of the village. Info is at the Scraptoft Golf Course web page.
- By automobile, take the A47 east out of Leicester city and turn north at Thurnby and proceed to Scraptoft village.
- Scraptoft Hall is a stone mansion and was the residence of Alexander C. BARCLAY in 1881.
- The national grid reference is SK 6405.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The parish lies in the Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake) in the eastern division of the county.
- For current politics, try the Parish Council website. They will not assist with family history questions.
- 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 Leicester petty sessional hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
107 |
| 1811 |
110 |
| 1821 |
126 |
| 1831 |
126 |
| 1841 |
89 |
| 1851 |
120 |
| 1871 |
86 |
| 1881 |
120 |
| 1891 |
90 |
| 1901 |
116 |
| 1911 |
113 |
| 1921 |
153 |
| 1931 |
424 |
| 1951 |
1,075 |
| 1961 |
9,524 |
- The children of this place attended school in Thurnby.
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[Created: 21-July-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
