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Thorpe Arnold

Description in 1871:
"THORPE-ARNOLD, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 1¾ mile NE of Melton-Mowbray r. station. Post town, Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1,742. Real property, £2,811. Pop., 124. Houses, 25. The manor belongs to the Duke of Rutland. The living is a vicarage, united with Brentingby, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £400. Patron, the Duke of Rutland. The church is old."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-1872

Census

• The parish was in the Waltham sub-district of the Melton Mowbray 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.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
  
  
• The church was probably built in the 13th century.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly restored in 1876.
  
  
• The church seats 120.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
  
  
• The church was in the rural deanery of Framland (third portion).
  
  

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Civil Registration

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

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Description and Travel.

Thorpe Arnold is a village, a township and was a parish which lies 116 miles north of London and just under 2 miles northeast of Melton Mowbray. The River Eye passes through the parish.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A607 arterial road northeast out of Melton Mowbray. You will pass through the heart of the village.
  
  

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History

• The land in the parish was mostly used for pasture, but corn and root crops were grown.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK7720.
  
  
• 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

• This parish was an "ancient parish" of Leicestershire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the Framland Hundred (Wapentake) in the northern (or eastern) division of the county.
  
  
• Prior to 1936, the parish covered 1,788 acres.
  
  
• On 1st April, 1936, the parish of Thorpe Arnold was abolished. 401 acres went to Melton Mowbray Civil Parish and the remaining 1,387 acres went to Waltham Civil Parish.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• In 1834 PEACH's charity was established with £1,500. The interest was partly applied to bread for the poor and partly for educational purposes.
  
  
• 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
1841	134
1871	147
1881	147
1891	133
1901	117
1911	119
1921	133
1931	128

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Schools

• An Endowed School was built here in 1861 and was enlarged in 1887 for 49 children.
  
  

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