Ayston, Rutland Genealogy

England Rutland

Parish History
Ayston St Mary is an Ancient Parish in Rutland.

AYSTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Uppingham, hundred of Martinsley, county of Rutland, 1 mile (N. W. by N.) from Uppingham; containing 88 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 870 acres, of which about one-quarter is arable, and the remainder pasture; the surface is undulated, and the soil partly a red loam, and partly a white clay. The village is situated a quarter of a mile from the road between Oakham and Uppingham. The living is a rectory,valued in the king's books at £8. 7. 8½.; net income,£183; patron, George Fludyer, Esq. The tithes are commuted for a modus of 14d. per acre, and there are70 acres of glebe, and a glebe-house. The church is a plain neat structure, in the pointed style, except the three arches that divide the north aisle from the body of the church, which are round.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 120-124. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50772 Date accessed: 10 May 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Uppingham Poor Law Union, Rutland

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

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