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Leicestershire Towns & Parishes

Nearby places

Marefield (South Mardefield)

Description in 1871:
"MAREFIELD, a township in Tilton parish, Leicester; 7¼ miles SSW of Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 170. Real property, £934. Pop., 28. Houses, 6. The manor belongs to T. Hincks, Esq."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72

Census

• The parish was in the Billesdon subdistrict of the Billesdon 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.
  
  

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Church History

• The webpage author could find no eidence of a church in Marefield.
  
  

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Church Records

• Parishioners attended the church in Tilton, so look there for church records.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Billesdon subdistrict of the Billesdon Registration District.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Marefield was a village and a township in Tilton parish. It is 12 miles east of Leicester city and 1 mile from Tilton. The parish covers 520 acres.

The land around the village has been mostly pasture for centuries. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B6047 arterial south out of Melton Mobray. Turn left (east) just before Lowesby village and drive out to Marefield village.
  
  

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Manors

• The webpage author could find no mention of a Manor House or Hall in Marefield.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 7407.
  
  
• 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

• Marefield was a township in Tilton parish for centuries.
  
  
• Marefield became a Civil Parish in late 1866.
  
  
• The parish lies in the Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake) in the eastern division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1841	21
1871	23
1881	19
1891	25
1901	19
1911	17
1921	19
1931	21
1951	26
1961	17

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