Long Whatton, Leicestershire Genealogy

England   Leicestershire



Parish History
Long Whatton All Saints is an Ancient Parish.

WHATTON, LONG (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Loughborough, hundred of West Goscote,N. division of the county of Leicester, 4¼ miles (N. W.by W.) from Loughborough; containing 842 inhabitants.It comprises by measurement 1800 acres. The soil is chiefly a strong clay; the surface is partly flat and partly undulated, and the lower grounds are watered by a small rivulet: the scenery is enriched with wood.About 300 frames are at work in the manufacture of stockings. The living is a rectory, valued in the kings books at £13. 6. 8.. and in the gift of the Crown; net income, £275. The tithes were commuted on the inclosure for 300 acres of land. The church is an ancient structure, with a tower at the eastern extremity of the south aisle; the roof is of oak, beautifully carved. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 534-537. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51395 Date accessed: 16 May 2011.

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

WHATTON (Long), a parish, with a village, in Loughborough district, Leicester; 2¾ miles W by N of Hathern r. station, and 4½ NW of Loughborough. Post town, Loughborough. Acres, 2,050. Real property, £4,514. Pop., 779. Houses, 188. The manor belongs to E. F. Dawson, Esq. W. House is the seat of W. Martin, Esq. Framework knitting is carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £380.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor-The church was restored in 1866. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels, a national school, and charities £5.

Civil Registration
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Church records
Deposited records are found at the Leicester and Rutland Record Office

Contact: The Record Office Telephone: 0116 2571080 Fax: 0116 2571120 E-mail: recordoffice@leics.gov.uk

Diocese of Leicester: Long Whatton Bap 1549 - 1876 Marr 1549 – 1980 (Banns to1980) Bur 1549 - 1887 In addition the Leicester and Rutland Record Office have records for:

Long Whatton Baptist Births 1794-1837

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Poor Law Unions
Loughborough 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.

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