| Name | Stapleford |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 52.757°N 0.799°W |
| Located in | Leicestershire, England ( - 1936) |
| See also | Framland Hundred, Leicestershire, England | hundred in which the parish was included | | Melton Mowbray Rural, Leicestershire, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1936 | | Freeby, Leicestershire, England | civil parish of which it has been part since 1936 | | Melton District, Leicestershire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
| NOTE: There are six places in England named Stapleford and a few more using Stapleford as a prefix or suffix. Please be sure you have chosen the right one.
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- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Stapleford is a village in the Melton District of Leicestershire, England, east of Melton Mowbray. It is just south of the River Eye, and has been part of the civil parish of Freeby since 1936.
Local Administration
The parish was part of Melton Mowbray Rural District from 1894 until 1935 when the rural district was abolished and replaced by the Melton and Belvoir Rural District which covered a larger area. A year after the introduction of the new rural district its parishes were reorganized and reduced in number from 68 to 25.
In 1974 a new nationwide organization of local government was introduced in which rural and urban districts were replaced by "non-metropolitan" districts. In the northeast of Leicestershire this meant little save for the fact that the principal town of Melton Mowbray, formerly a separate urban district, was now governed by the same body (Melton District or Borough) as the rural area that surrounded it.
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.
Categories: Leicestershire, England | Stapleford, Leicestershire, England | Framland Hundred, Leicestershire, England | Freeby, Leicestershire, England | Melton Mowbray Rural, Leicestershire, England | Melton District, Leicestershire, England |
