Noseley, Leicestershire Genealogy

England   Leicestershire

Parish History
Noseley is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information.

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

NOSELEY, or Gnossall, an extra-parochial tract in Billesdon district, Leicester; on an affluent of the river Welland, 3 miles S E of Billesdon. Acres, 880. Real property, £2, 603. Pop., 48. Houses, 6. The property belonged anciently to the Blackets; passed to the Mortevalles and others; has belonged, for several centuries, to the Hazleriggs; and belongs now to Sir Arthur G. Hazlerigg, Bart. Noseley Hall is Sir Arthur's seat; is a fine old mansion; and contains a valuable collection of portraits and paintings. An ancient church stands near the hall; was made collegiate, in 1274, by Anketine de Mortevalle; comprises nave and chancel, nearly covered with ivy; contains an old carved font, piscinæ, sedilia, and effigies of the Hazleriggs; and is served by a minister, appointed by Sir A. Hazlerigg.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Noseley is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information.

Poor Law Unions
Billesdon 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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