Stockerston
Description in 1871:
"STOCKERSTON, a parish in the district of Uppingham and county of Leicester; 4 miles NNW of Rockingham r. station. Post town, Uppingham. Acres, 973. Real property, £1,543. Pop., 50. Houses, 11. S. Hall is the seat of T. Walker, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £240. Patron, alternately T. Walker, Esq. and G. Belairs, Esq. The church is good."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72
- The parish was in the Uppingham subdistrict of the Uppingham 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:
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- The church dates back to at least 1620.
- The church was extensively restored in 1887.
- This small church seats 70.
- For a photograph of the church, check Wikipedia.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1594.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Gartree (third portion).
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Uppingham subdistrict of the Uppingham Registration District.
Stockerston is a small village and an ancient parish bounded on the east by the River Eye. The village lies in the Eye River valley. Across the river is the county of Rutland. The parish is 96 miles north of London, 4 miles north of Medbourne and 3 miles southwest from Uppingham. The parish covers 1,534 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The parish offers both Go Karting and Clay Pigeon shooting opportunities.
- By automobile, take the B664 arterial southwest out of Uppingham. Stockerston is the first village you will encounter.
- For a photograph of a village street scene, check the Leicestershire Villages website.
- Most of the parish was used for pasture.
- The village is small and has been so historically. There are some nice gardens in the village.
- Stockerston Hall was the residence of Fleming GOUGH in 1881.
- Stockerston Hall was unoccupied in 1912.
- The national grid reference is SP 8397.
- 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 was in the southern division of the county in the ancient Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake).
- In March, 1885, the Liberty of Holy Oakes, Stoke Dry in Rutland, was transferred to this parish.
- They can't help with family history questions, but for political data, check the Leicestershire Councils website.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Uppingham (Rutland) Poorlaw Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the East Norton petty session hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
54 |
| 1881 |
56 |
| 1891 |
70 |
| 1901 |
69 |
| 1911 |
49 |
| 1921 |
51 |
| 1931 |
37 |
| 1951 |
50 |
| 1961 |
24 |
| 2001 |
35 |
- The children of this parish attended school in Uppingham.
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[Last updated: 25-August-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
