Long Eaton, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire  Derbyshire Parishes  Long Eaton

Parish History
Long Eaton St Laurence was formed originally as a chapelry in Sawley,_Derbyshire parish. It became a separate Ecclesiastical parish in 1864. Part of the parish in 1923 formed Long Eaton St John Parish.

EATON, LONG, a chapelry, in the parish of Sawley, union of Shardlow, hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, S. division of the county of Derby, 6¼ miles (N.) from Kegworth; containing 859 inhabitants. It comprises 1919 acres, and has an extensive village on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Nottingham road. The river Erewash forms its confluence with the Trent at the north-east extremity of the township. Near this place the Midland railway is carried over the Trent by a viaduct supported on three arches of cast iron, each 100 feet span, and 20 feet above the level of the water; and here is a station on the line. The chapel is dedicated to St. Lawrence, and is a small neat edifice, having a nave, chancel, gallery at the west end, and a tower with a short spire; it was repaired in 1831, and will seat 252 persons. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans; also a school in union with the National Society.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 136-139. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50938 Date accessed: 14 April 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Derbyshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Poor Law Unions
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