| Name | Leicester Frith |
| Alt names | Shermans-Grounds | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | Extra parochial area, Civil parish |
| Located in | Leicestershire, England |
| See also | West Goscote Hundred, Leicestershire, England | hundred in which the parish was included | | Barrow upon Soar Rural, Leicestershire, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1935 | | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | city into which most was absorbed in 1935 | | Leicester District, Leicestershire, England | unitary authority since 1997 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Leicester Frith from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LEICESTER-FRITH, or SHERMANS-GROUNDS, an extra-parochial tract in Barrow-upon-Soar [registration] district, Leicestershire; 2 miles NNW of Leicester. Acres: 240. Real property: £529. Population: 24. Houses: 4. Frith House here is the seat of Miss Mackie."
In 1935 Leicester Frith was abolished and mostly absorbed by the city of Leicester with a small section going to Glenfield parish.
Research Tips
- From this Findmypast page you can browse the Leicestershire parishes which have parish register transcripts online.
- From this Ancestry page you can browse the Leicestershire parishes which have parish register transcripts online.
- For both of the above sites, a subscription is charged. Transcriptions of these records may also be available free of charge on the FamilySearch website.
- A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Leicestershire.
Categories: Leicestershire, England | Leicester Frith, Leicestershire, England | West Goscote Hundred, Leicestershire, England | Barrow upon Soar Rural, Leicestershire, England | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | Leicester District, Leicestershire, England |
