Place:Gumley, Leicestershire, England

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Gumley is a village and civil parish in the Harborough District of southeast Leicestershire, England. The closest town is Market Harborough. The population of the civil parish (including the neighbouring parish of Laughton, Leics) at the 2011 census was 209.

Gumley's population peaked in 1821 when 281 residents were engaged working the land as well as making lace and stockings. Now there are about 105 people on the electoral roll.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Gumley.

Includes a section on history to about 1100AD and another on the owners and architecture of Gumley Hall.

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

"GUMLEY, a parish in Market Harborough [registration] district, Leicester; near the Union Canal, 4 miles N of Theddingworth [railway] station, and 4½ NW by N of Market Harborough. Post town, Market Harborough. Acres: 1,550. Real property: £2,793. Population: 214. Houses: 50. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir William Hartopp, Bart. Gumley Hall also belongs to Sir William, but is occupied by Viscount Ingestre; and it commands extensive views. The parish is noted for its fox earths; and it has a chalybeate spring, and a reservoir of the Union Canal. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value: £390. Patrons: the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is old but good; consists of nave, chancel, aisle, and porches; and has a square tower, with octagonal spire. Charities, £25."

Research Tips

• The map on the place-page for Market Harborough Rural District illustrates the location of the various parishes.
• Victoria County History - Leicestershire - Vol 5, pp116-121 - Parish: Gumley. (London, 1964) British History Online. University of London.
• 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.