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Rotherby

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Description in 1871:
"Rotherby, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on the river Wreak, and on the Syston and Peterborough railway, ½ a mile N E of Brooksby r. station, and 5¼ W S W of Melton-Mowbray. Post-town, Frisby, under Leicester. Acres, 766. Real property, £1,671. Pop., 134. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to L. Wilson, Esq. The Manor-House is the residence of T. Johnson, Esq. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Hoby, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is Norman, and has a tower and spire. There are a freeschool, and charities £15."
[John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72",]

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Cemeteries

Roger TEMPLEMAN has a photograph of All Saints Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2014.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
     
  • In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir 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 Melton Library holds copies of the Census for Rotherby LEI for 1841 thru 1891.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1861R.G. 9 / 2299
1871R.G. 10 / 3293
1891R.G. 12 / 2543
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
     
  • The church was built in the 13th century.
     
  • The church was thoroughly restored in 1882.
     
  • The church seats 110.
     
  • Tim HEATON has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2007.
     
  • Andrew TATLOW has a nighttime photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2006.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1561.
     
  • The church is in the rural deanery of Goscote (second portion).
     
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
     
  • In 1935, the parish was transferred to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
     
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Description & Travel

Rotherby was a village and a parish on the banks of the River Wreak, 5 miles southwest of Melton Mowbray and 108 miles north of London. The parish covered 766 acres before it was abolished.

If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A607 trunk road northeast out of Leicester city, heading for Melton Mobray. The road brushes the south edge of the village.
     
  • By rail, there is still a functional rail-line past the village, on the north side. Rail passenger service ceased in 1961.
     
You can see pictures of Rotherby which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The parish land was mostly pasture, but corn and root crops were also grown.
     
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Manors

  • Rotherby Hall was the residence of Capt. Nugent St. Clair ALLFREY in 1912.
     
  • The Manor House was the residence of Capt. Phillip Peter Perring GOODCHILD in 1881.
     
  • Rotherby Hall was the residence of Miss HAMES in 1881.
     
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK675165 (Lat/Lon: 52.741922, -1.001601), Rotherby which are provided by:

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Military History

  • Inside All Saints Church are two stained glass war memorial windows in the chancel and one in the nave, also a tablet, unveiled by Admiral Earl BEATTY (June, 1920) commemorating the 11 men of the village who fell in the Great War.
     
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Politics & Government

  • The place was an ancient parish in Leicester county and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish is in the ancient East Goscote Hundred in the eastern division of the county.
     
  • In April, 1936, this Civil Parish was abolished and the area made part of the new Hoby with Rotherby Civil Parish.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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

 YearInhabitants
180195
1841142
1871132
1881153
1891138
1901111
1911156
1921128
1931133
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Schools

  • A Public Elementary School was built in 1840 for 40 children.