Place:Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire, England

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NameEdmondthorpe
Alt namesEdmerestorpsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 161
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.75°N 0.733°W
Located inLeicestershire, England
See alsoFramland Hundred, Leicestershire, Englandhundred in which the parish was included
Melton Mowbray Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1936
Melton and Belvoir Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1936-1974
Melton District, Leicestershire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Edmondthorpe is a small village in Leicestershire, close to the border with the county of Rutland. It is now a part of the parish of Wymondham in the Melton District of Leicestershire, England. Between 1894 and 1936 it was a civil parish in Melton Mowbray Rural District. It was absorbed into Wymondham in 1936.

There are several families that have lived in Edmondthorpe over many centuries. These include the Veaseys and Extons, who are detailed in transcriptions of the census for the village.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Edmondthorpe.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Edmondthorpe from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"EDMONDTHORPE, a parish in Melton-Mowbray [registration] district, Leicester; on the verge of the county, adjacent to the Melton-Mowbray canal, 3¾ miles ESE of Saxby [railway] station, and 7 E by S of Melton-Mowbray. Post town, Wymondham, under Oakham. Acres: 1,753. Real property: £2,867. Population: 233. Houses: 49. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value: £630. Patron: the Lord Chancellor. The church is neat, and has a pinnacled tower. Charities, £13.
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Research Tips

  • The map on the place-page for Melton Mowbray Rural District illustrates the location of the various parishes and the geographical and administrative changes that occurred in 1936.
  • 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.


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