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Wordthorpe (Woodthorpe)

Census

• The parish was in the Loughborough sub-district of the Loughborough 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:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church was originally Emmanuel Church in Loughborough.
  
  
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Church Records

• The church is in the rural deanery of East Akeley.
  
  
• The Baptist chapel was founded in 1780 and erected in 1847. The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1845.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Loughborough sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Wordthorpe is a village and a township which lie about 1.5 miles south of Loughborough. In the late 1800s, the township was managed as a parish, covering about 411 acres, most of which was pasture for sheep and cattle.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, Wordthorpe lies astride the A6004 trunk road.
  
  
• Check out pictures of the parish at Your Local Web.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 5417
  
  
• 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 place was a hamlet in Loughborough parish for centuries. In December, 1866, it was formed as a Civil Parish.
  
  
• The parish is in the ancient West Goscote Hundred in the mid division of the county.
  
  
• On 1 April, 1935, the Civil Parish was abolshed and amalgamated back into Loughborough Civil Parish. 112 acres were transfered to Quorndon Civil Parish and another 7 acres went to Woodhouse Civil Parish.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Loughborough Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1871	61
1881	57
1891	58
1901	56
1911	56
1921	57
1931	53

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Schools

• The children of this township/parish attended schools at Woodhouse Eaves and Loughborough.
  
  

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Last updated: 6-November-2011 - Louis R. Mills

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