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Name | Wymondham |
Alt names | Wimundesham | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 163 |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 52.75°N 0.733°W |
Located in | Leicestershire, England |
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 | | Melton and Belvoir Rural, Leicestershire, England | rural district of which it was part 1936-1974 | | Melton District, Leicestershire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Wymondham (pronounced phonetically) is a village in the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England. It is part of a civil parish which since 1936 also covers the nearby hamlet of Edmondthorpe. The parish had a population of 623 at the 2001 UK census, increasing to 632 at the 2011 census. It is close to the county borders with Lincolnshire and Rutland, nearby places being Garthorpe, Teigh (in Rutland) and South Witham (in Lincolnshire).
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Wymondham from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "WYMONDHAM, a parish, with a village, in Melton-Mowbray [registration] district, Leicester; 1¾ mile NE of Whissendine [railway] station, and 6½ E of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post-office under Oakham. Acres: 2,852. Real property: £5,953. Population: 851. Houses: 180. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value: £500. The church is cruciform, with W tower and spire; and was interiorly restored in 1864. There are an Independent chapel, an endowed grammar-school with £150 a year, and a national school for girls."
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 | Wymondham, Leicestershire, England | Framland Hundred, Leicestershire, England | Melton Mowbray Rural, Leicestershire, England | Melton and Belvoir Rural, Leicestershire, England | Melton District, Leicestershire, England
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