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John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72" tells us:

HOLT, or NEVILL-HOLT, a township-chapelry in Medbourne parish, Leicester; near the river Welland, and the boundaries with Northampton and Rutland, 2 miles NNE of Medbourne Bridge r. station, and 7½ NNE of Market-Harborough. Post town, Medbourne, under Market-Harborough. Acres, 1,300. Real property, £2,397. Pop., 33. Houses, 9. The manor belongs to Cosmo Nevill, Esq. Holt Hall, a large castellated mansion, on a bold eminence with fine views, is the seat of B. Thornton, Esq. Extensive blast furnaces were erected in 1864, for working recently discovered iron ore. There is a mineral spring, which, till a recent period, was in high repute for glandular complaints. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Medbourne, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church stands close to Holt Hall; consists of nave, transept, and chancel, with embattled tower and lofty spire; and contains some good monuments.
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Cemeteries

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Census

  • The parish was in the Great Easton subdistrict of the Uppingham 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.
1891R.G. 12 / 2550
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
     
  • The church is of Norman origin, built in the late 13th century to replace an earlier church.
     
  • The church seats 100.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register is included in Medbourne.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Gartree (third portion).
     
  • There was a Catholic chapel attached to the side of Holt Hall.
     
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Great Easton subdistrict of the Uppingham Registration District.
     
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Description & Travel

Holt is a township, a chapelry and a village in the old parish of Medbourne, 89 miles north of London, 17 miles south-east of Leicester city and 7 miles north-east of Market Harborough. The parish covers 1,178 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • Take the B664 arterial road northeast out of Market Harborough to Medbourne. Holt is east of Medbourne.
     
You can see pictures of Holt which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Iron and limestone were quarried in this parish.
     
  • The parish employed a large number of boot and shoe makers.
     
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Manors

  • Holt Hall has some portions dated to the 15th century.
     
  • Tim HEATON has a photograph of Neville Holt Hall taken in September, 2006.
     
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP815937 (Lat/Lon: 52.535076, -0.799893), Holt which are provided by:

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Names, Geographical

  • Known as just "Holt" to the locals, its proper name is "Neville Holt".
     
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Politics & Government

  • The parish was in the southern division of the county in the ancient Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • This place had been a chapelry and a township in Medbourne parish for centuries. Some time after 1846 the township became a Civil Parish of its own right. It is not clear if it still retains that status.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Uppingham Poorlaw Union.
     
  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the East Norton petty session hearings.
     
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Population

 YearInhabitants
184140
187128
188188
189141
190153
191176
1921128
193166
195142
196133
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Schools

  • The children of this place attended school in Medbourne.
     
  • In 1919, at the sale of the Nevill Holt estate, the hall was purchased by the Revd. C. A. C. Bowlker for use as a preparatory school. In 1960 there were about 90 boys.