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Dishley

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Description in 1871:
"DISHLEY-CUM-THORPACRE, a parish in Loughborough district, Leicester; adjacent to the river Soar and the Midland railway, 1½ mile NW of Loughborough. Post town, Loughborough. Acres, 890. Real property, £1,742. Pop., 194. Houses, 54. Bakewell, the distinguished agricultural improver, lived and laboured here; and has bequeathed to the place marked benefits of his skill. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £150. Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church was built in 1845. A school has £11 from endowment, and other charities £11."
"John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-1872"

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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:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1861R.G. 9 / 2275
1871R.G. 10 / 3257
1891R.G. 12 / 2516
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church at Thorpe was dedicated to All Saints.
     
  • The church was built in 1845.
     
  • The church seats 150.
     
  • In 1912 the Anglican parish church at Dishley was roofless and in ruins.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2011.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register for the church at Dishley dates from 1681.
     
  • The Salt Lake City Family History Library has the Bishops' Transcripts for 1578-1887 on microfilm.
     
  • The Anglican parish register for All Saints dates from 1845.
     
  • The church is in the rural deanery of East Akeley.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Mormon Church in Thorpe Acre on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2011.
     
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Civil Registration

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

Dishley (formerly known as "Thorpe Acre with Dishley") is a village and a parish on the Blackbrook Beck, which feeds into the River Soar. It is on the border with Nottinghamshire. The parish lies 1.5 miles northwest of Loughborough and 112 miles north of London. The parish covered 1,147 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, Dishley is on the road between Loughborough and Derby.
     
You can see pictures of Dishley which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The parish had an inn called the Old Plough Public House.
     
  • Roger TEMPLEMAN has a photograph of The Plough Inn on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2016.
     
  • Names that are associated with the Inn found in directories are:
     
 YearPerson
1881William LUDLAM, bricklayer
1887Jno. HARPHAM, farmer
1912Edward MARSHALL
1925Edward MARSHALL
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK513213 (Lat/Lon: 52.786465, -1.240768), Dishley which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Leicester county (under the "Thorpe Acre and Dishley" name) and became a Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient West Goscote Hundred in the Loughborough (or mid) division of the county.
     
  • The parish boundaries were "adjusted" in 1892.
     
  • On 1 April, 1935, the Civil Parish was abolished and all 1,147 acres were amalgamated with Loughborough Civil Parish.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Loughborough Poor Law Union.
     
  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Loughborough petty session hearings each Wednesday.
     
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Population

 YearInhabitants
1801225
1841298
1851260
1881212
1891194
1901196
1921201
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Schools

  • A Public Elementary School (mixed) was built here in 1879 to hold 60 children.