Place:Scraptoft, Leicestershire, England

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NameScraptoft
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Located inLeicestershire, England
See alsoGartree Hundred, Leicestershire, Englandhundred in which the parish was included
Billesdon Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
Leicester, Leicestershire, Englandcounty borough which absorbed part of the parish in 1966
Harborough District, Leicestershire, Englanddistrict municipality covering part of the area since 1974
Leicester District, Leicestershire, Englanddistrict municipality covering part of the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Scraptoft is a village in Leicestershire, England. It has a population of about 1,500, measured at the 2011 census as 1,804. It lies north of the A47 road east of Leicester, and runs directly into the built up area of Thurnby and Bushby to the south. For local government the village forms part of the district of Harborough, and constitutes a civil parish.

Part of the parish was absorbed into the City of Leicester in 1966.

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  • The map on the place-page for Billesdon Rural District illustrates the location of the various parishes.
  • 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.
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  • A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Leicestershire.
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