Arnesby (Arnesbey)
Description in 1846:
"ARNESBY, or Arnsby, a pleasant and well built village, on an eminence, 8n miles S. by E. of Leicester, and 7 1/2 miles N.E. of Lutterworth, has in its parish 1366 acres of enclosed land, and 505 inhabitants, many of whom are framework knitters. The soil is chiefly a strong fertile clay. The manor has been held by the Dispencer, Peverill, Beaumont, Saltmarsh, and other families; and in 1292, Hugh le Despencer had a market and fair here. The manorial rights are now held jointly by Mr. John Tebbs and Miss A. M. Clark; but a great part of the soil belongs to J S Sherwin, esq., Mr J Howcutt, and several smaller owners, some of whom occupy their own land."
"[White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and the Small County of Rutland. 1st Edition 1846]
- The parish was in the Lutterworth 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 18 covers the part of the Lutterworth District which includes Arnesby.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- It is not known when the church was constructed, but it was before 1624.
- The church was partially restored in 1868.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (third portion).
- The church seats 250.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1649.
- The Society of Genealogists holds extracts only of the parish records between 1586 and 1640.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (third portion).
- The Particular Baptists founded a chapel here in 1702 and rebuilt it in 1799.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Lutterworth Registration District.
Arnesby is a parish and a village in Leicestershire. It is about 90 miles north of London, 8 miles southwest of Leicester city and 8 miles northeast of Lutterworth. The parish covers 1,415 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A50 trunk road south out of Leicester city for about 8 miles. The road skirts the eastern edge of the village.
- The national grid reference is SP 6192.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Multi Media Mapping have a current map showing the location of Arnesby.
- The name of the parish (village) has appeared under a variety of spellings: Arnesby, Arnesbey, Arnsby, etc.
- Most of the men in the parish were employed in the manufacture of hosiery.
- The land in the parish was mostly used for grazing.
- The parish is in the ancient Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
478 |
| 1881 |
421 |
| 1901 |
402 |
| 1911 |
354 |
| 1921 |
273 |
| 1931 |
282 |
| 1951 |
304 |
| 1961 |
278 |
- The Public Elementary School was built in 1859 for 100 children.
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[Created: 13-July-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
