Thrussington
Description in 1871:
"THRUSSINGTON, a parish, with a village, in Barrow-upon-Soar district, Leicester; on the river Wreak, ½ a mile N of Rearsby r. station, and 7½ WSW of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post-office under Leicester. Acres, 2,200. Real property, £4,113. Pop., 574. Houses, 136. The manor is divided among four. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £240. Patron, Mrs. Bishop. The church was repaired in 1836. There are three dissenting chapels, a slightly endowed school, and charities £11."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72,
- The parish was in the Barrow-upon-Soar sub-district of the Barrow-upon-Soar 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 and Volume 23 covers the Syston Sub-District of which Thrussington is a part.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to The Holy Trinity.
- The church was built around the 14th century.
- The church was repaired in 1836.
- The church was thoroughly restored in 1877, including the tower.
- The church seats 250.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1660. Earlier registers have been lost.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Goscote (second portion).
- The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here by 1849.
- The Primitive Methodists had a chapel here by 1849.
- The Baptists had a chapel here by 1849.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Barrow-upon-Soar sub-district of the Barrow-upon-Soar Registration District.
Thrussington is a village and a parish which lie about 111 miles north of London, 7.5 miles southwest of Melton Mobray and 9 miles northeast of Leicester. Hoby parish lies to the east and Seagrave parish lies to the northwest.
The village lies just east of the ancient Fossway (now called the A46). The River Wreake passes just south of the village, If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A46 north out of Leicester and take the A607 to the right (east). At Rearsby turn left and cross the Wreake River into Thrussington.
- Much of the parish land was used for pasturage.
- Parish workers were largely small-plot farmers.
- The author of this web page could find no mention of a Manor House or Hall in his sources.
- The national grid reference is SK 6415.
- You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The parish is in the ancient East Goscote Hundred in the northern (or eastern) division of the county.
- This place was an ancient parish of Leicestershire and a Civil Parish as well.
- In 1881 the parish covered 2,200 acres. This was reduced to 2,033 acres by 1891 which remained unchanged through 1961.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Barrow-upon-Soar Poorlaw Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Melton Mowbray petty session hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1841 |
645 |
| 1871 |
624 |
| 1881 |
604 |
| 1891 |
489 |
| 1901 |
456 |
| 1911 |
445 |
| 1921 |
494 |
| 1931 |
522 |
| 1951 |
469 |
| 1961 |
392 |
- A Public Elementary School (National School) was built before 1849 and enlarged in 1870 for 113 children.
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Created: 13-September-2009 - Louis R. Mills
