Elmersthorpe, Leicestershire Genealogy

England   Leicestershire

Parish History
St. Mary, Elmesthorpe.This church suffered a collapse of the roof of the west end of the nave. Repair was too costly so the congregation is now condensed into half of the original church. This is an Ancient Parish. The church fell into ruin in 1868

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elmersthorpe like this:

ELMSTHORPE, a parish in Hinckley district, Leicester; on the Leicester and Nuneaton railway, 3 miles NE by E of Hinckley. It has a station on the railway; and its post town is Hinckley. Acres, 1, 650. Real property, £1, 446. Pop., 45. Houses, 5. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Earl-Shilton, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, not reported. Patrons, Trustees. The church was used as the head-quarters of Richard's army previous to the battle of Bosworth; and is now in ruins.

The church was subsequently brought back to use by use of half of the original.

Grade II listing was granted 27 April 1988.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Hinckley Poor Law Union, Leicestershire

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

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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