Stanton under Bardon

• The parish was in the Ibstock sub-district of the Market Bosworth 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:
   

• For centuries there was no Anglican church here and residents had to go to the parish church at Thornton.
   
• The present Anglican parish church was built of local granite in 1908.
   
• For church is dedicated to Saint Mary and All Saints.
   
• The church had not been consecrated by 1912.
   
• The church seats 120.
   
• Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of St. Mary and All Saints on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2006.
   

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1560.
   
• The church is in the rural deanery of Akeley (southern division).
   
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1833.
   
• The Congregational chapel was built in 1833 and could seat 100.
   
• Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the Free Church on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2006.
   

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
   
• The parish was in the Ibstock sub-district of the Market Bosworth Registration District.
   

Stanton under Bardon is a village, a chapelry and a parish which lie about 115 miles north of London, 9 miles north-west of Leicester city, 8 miles south-west of Loughborough and 2 miles east of Ibstock. The parish covered about 1,447 acres.

Most of the houses in the village are constructed of red brick. If you are planning a visit:

• There is a thatched pub in the village.
   
• Visit Bardon Quarry to check out the local wildlife and the billabarra reserve.
   
• By automobile, take the M1 north out of Leicester city to the #22 intersection with the A50 trunk road. Turn left onto the A50, then left again at the next exit which should take you directly into Stanton under Bardon.
   
• Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Village Sign to welcome you on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2013.
   

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Stanton under Bardon to another place.

• Granite was quarried here in the 1800s.
   
• In the 1800s, most male residents of the parish either worked the small farms or were employed in the quarry.
   
• The "Old Thatched Inn" is a Marston Pub on Main Street. Ian S. has a photograph of the Old Thatched Inn on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2013.

• See our Maps page for additional resources.
   

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK467105 (Lat/Lon: 52.690181, -1.31052), Stanton under Bardon which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

• Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2006.
   
• There is a second photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2013.
   

• Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the War Memorial plaque with names listed on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2006.
   

the village is noted in the 1086 Domesday Book as having had 18 households and three geld units.

Cliffe Hill Quarry in Stanton under Bardon has been producing granite since the 1860s and has employed many local residents. The Cliffe Hill Granite Company Ltd was formed as a result of the mining success in 1894.

The village shares a newspaper with Markfield called the "Markfield and Stanton Under Bardon Herald". Copies my exist in nearby libraries.

• This ancient Chapelry was incorporated as a Civil Parish in December, 1866, and separated from Thornton Civil Parish.
   
• The parish is in the ancient Sparkenhoe Hundred in the southern division of the county.
   
• In April, 1935, this Civil Parish was abolished and all 1,447 acres were amalgamated with Markfield Civil Parish.
   
• The Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council provide district governance.
   

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

There was a dramatic population rise in early 1900s.

Year	Inhabitants
1841	315
1871	275
1881	259
1891	352
1901	525
1911	657
1921	710
1931	690

• A National School (later a Public Elementary School) was built here in 1865 for 110 children.
   
• A Council School was built here in 1909 for 150 children. The school above was then used as an infants school.
   
• Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the Community Primary School on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2006.
   
• The Council School has a web site but I could find no history there.