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Peatling Parva

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Description in 1871:
"PEATLING-PARVA, a parish, with a village, in Lutterworth district, Leicester; 3 ¾ miles E S E of Broughton-Astley r. station, and 4½ N E of Lutterworth. It has a post-office under Lutterworth. Acres, 870. Real property, £2,073. Pop., 168. Houses, 39. The manor belongs to T. F. Cook, Esq. P. Hall is the seat of J. S. Clark, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £158. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is a neat edifice, with an embattled tower. Charities, £30."
John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)"

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Census

  • The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of 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.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 599
1861R.G. 9 / 2247
1871R.G. 10 / 3223
1891R.G. 12 / 2490
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Andrew.
     
  • The church was built in the 14th century.
     
  • The porch and tower were added in the 15th century.
     
  • The church was restored in 1876.
     
  • The tower and spire were repaired in 1896.
     
  • The church seats 200.
     
  • Ian ROB has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2006.
     
  • Mat FASCIONE also has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2007.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1710.
     
  • The church was in the rural Guthlaxton deanery (third portion).
     
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Civil Registration

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

Peatling Parva is a parish and a village 10 miles south of Leicester city and 4.5 miles north-west of Lutterworth. The parish covers 964 acres.

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

  • By automobile, take the A426 north out of Lutterworth.
     
You can see pictures of Peatling Parva which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The village is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Alia Petlinge.
     
  • A working men's institute was erected here in 1908.
     
  • The current Village Hall was built in 1989.
     
  • Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Shires Inn on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2007.
     
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Manors

  • Little Peatling Hall is a large brick mansion which was occupied by Captain Harry Torriano PRITCHARD in 1912.
     
  • The Manor House was occupied by Col. William Alexander Stewart GEMMELL in 1925.
     
  • Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of Little Peatling Hall on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2007.
     
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP588893 (Lat/Lon: 52.498444, -1.135282), Peatling Parva which are provided by:

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Military History

  • There is a brass War Memorial plaque inside the church to Frederick PRENTICE who died in the second Boer War.
     
  • There is a marble War Memorial plaque inside the church to the 8 men who fell during World War I.
     
  • There is a War Memorial alabaster plaque inside the church to the 3 men who fell in World War II.
     
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Military Records

William Alexander Stewart GEMMELL would rise to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel in the 43rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery in 1918.

Captain Harry Torriano PRITCHFORD of Peatling Hall of the Scottish Borderers died 3 February 1920 aged 56. He had also served in the Lincoln Regiment.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Leicester county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish lies in the Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
     
  • For today's governance, the citizens have elected to have a Parish Meeting as needed instead of having a formal Parish Council.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Harborough District Council.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lutterworth petty session hearings every other Thursday.
     
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Lutterworth Poorlaw Union.
     
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Population

 YearInhabitants
1801117
1831174
1841159
1851215
1871161
1881147
1891117
1911120
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Schools

  • The Public Elementary School was built in 1872 as a National School for 45 children. Average attendance was less than half that.