Wartnaby
Description in 1871:
"WARTNABY, a chapelry in Rothley parish, Leicester; 4½ miles NW of Melton-Mowbray r. station. Post town, Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 640. Real property, £1,224. Pop., 116. Houses, 24. The manor belongs to the trustees of the late Sir J. Parker. W. Hall is the seat of H.Bingham, Esq. The living is annexed to Rothley. The church is good. Charities, £12."
[John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72]
- The parish was in the Melton Mowbray sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
- 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:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2301 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2544 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael.
- The church dates from the 13th century.
- The church was thoroughly restored in 1843.
- The church seats 80.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1633.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Framland (third division).
- The Baptist chapel was founded in 1780 and erected in 1847. The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1845.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Melton Mowbray sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
- In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
Wartnaby is a village, a township and a parish which lie about 112 miles north of London and 4 miles northwest of Melton Mobray. The parish covers 749 acres, most of which was pasture for sheep and cattle. Some of the land was used for growing corn and root crops.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A606 motor road northwest out of Melton Mobray, heading for Nottingham.
- The parish sits on an old Roman Road between Barrow upon Soar and Grantham in Lincolnshire.
- Ironstone was found and lightly mined in this parish.
- Wartnaby Hall was the seat of Brev.-Major George T. M. BRIDGES in 1912.
- The national grid reference is SK 7123.
- 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 is in the ancient East Goscote Hundred in the mid division of the county.
- Wartnaby parish and township were formed as a parish out of Rothley.
- In 1884, a detached part of this parish was amalgamated with Holywell parish to the east.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Melton Mowbray Poorlaw Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
77 |
| 1811 |
80 |
| 1821 |
90 |
| 1831 |
86 |
| 1841 |
107 |
| 1851 |
123 |
| 1901 |
86 |
| 1931 |
99 |
- The children of this parish attended school in Ab Kettleby.
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[Last updated: 19-November-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
