As well as the village of freeby the civil parish includes the villages of brentingby, saxby, stapleford and wyfordby. A detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious houses. Our digital library services let you download ebooks for free. Guide to misterton, leicestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. The family history website has created this page to assist genealogists and family history researchers tracing lost ancestors and relatives that were living in and around leicestershire, england, uk. The 2011 census recorded the parish population as 244 isaac watts preached at the congregational chapel, which became in united reformed church. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained freeby election results. Where you can add an optional inscription to your books title page, free of charge. Turn to the back of your frith book and find a voucher for a free mounted print of a. Cross 160m north east of st mary magdalen church is a scheduled monument in freeby, leicestershire, england.
The items on this website are made available under a creative commons licence. My leicestershire history is a free local history resource containing photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of leicester and leicestershire. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Freeby, a small village, a township, and a chapelry in melton mowbray parish, leicestershire, near the river wreak and the melton mowbray canal, 1 mile nw of saxby station on the m. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. A selection of books on leicestershire including walking guides, pub walks, family walks, dialect and local history books. Leicestershire family history resources leicestershire. Graveyards in leicestershire and rutland leicestershire.
Freeby is a village and civil parish in the melton district of leicestershire, england, about 3. Cross dalby died district domesday book dr ford early edward egerton lodge entry eye kettleby feoffees foxhunting framland freeby glass hamlet held henry viii hospital hunting interesting john pate king street last century later leicester leicester. Ashfordby, or asfordby, a parish in meltonmowbray district, leicester. The photographs and illustrations in the peoples history of leicester have been drawn from a wide variety of sources including the. Fleckney entry from the victoria county history of leicestershire foxton entry from the victoria county history of leicestershire freeby. E from loughborough, 10 sw from oakham, and 104 by rail and 105 by road from london, with a station on the m. Church of st mary the virgin is a grade ii listed building in freeby, leicestershire, england. His collections of hymns include hymns and spiritual songs 1707 and the psalms of david imitated in the language of the new testament 1719.
History and antiquities of the county of leicester. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. Isaac watts preached at the congregational chapel, which became in united reformed church the early 1970s. Richard brathwaite, brathwaite also spelled brathwait or brathwayte, born 1588, kendal, westmorland, eng. The leicestershire historian first appeared as the annual publication of the leicestershire local history council in 1967, but when that body ceased to exist in 1995, the leicestershire archaeological and historical society took over its publication.
Melton mowbray, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and. Entrances and approaches the main entrance to stapleford, with later c19 gates and piers listed grade ii, is on the centre of the west side of the park, flanked by a pair of ornate, low, earlier c19, cottagestyle ironstone lodges with ashlar details listed grade ii. The following information has been contributed by users volunteering for our enriching the list project. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and. The 2011 census recorded the parish population as 244. Hinckley, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of freeby lodge. Isaac watts 16741748, english nonconformist minister who is regarded as the father of english hymnody. The church has a nave, chancel, porch and tower, and much of it is in the early english style. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. History of freeby, in melton and leicestershire map and description.
Census records edit edit source census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. Frisby, a township in galby parish, leicestershire. Cross 160m north east of st mary magdalen church, freeby. Wymondham, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Evington entry from the victoria county history of leicestershire f.
By preordering you allow us to more accurately order the number of books we may need. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. My leicestershire history is a free and fully searchable online resource containing photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of leicester and leicestershire. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and village in leicestershire, from the first settlers to the present day. It forms part of the universitys special collections online. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under meltonmowbray. Misterton, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Church of st mary the virgin, freeby 1061258 historic. Loughborough all saints, a markettown and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of west goscote, n. After education at the universities of oxford and cambridge, brathwaite went to london to practice law but instead wrote plays and pastoral poetry of little merit.
It was the capital of the local celtic tribe, the corieltauvi. Freeby, a chapelry, in the parish and union of meltonmowbray, hundred of framland, n. The parish is not far from the border of rutland county, just north of stapleford. His most famous hymn is our god, our help in ages past. Freeby, leicestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Your local library offers more than just books, pop in and youll find reading groups, homework help groups, rent dvds and cds, plus surf the internet. He later retired to westmorland as a country gentleman. Reprint publish the following books about leicestershire. Melton mowbray, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Post town and money order and telegraph office, melton mowbray. Nichols included most of throsbys work in his history of the county of leicester. Phillimores marriages freeby 1601 to 1775 the registers of this parish, previous to 1822, are preserved at melton mowbray, and are contained in two volumes.
It is a picture history which brings together images of leicester working people and their social and political organisations to create a remarkable picture of the life of our grandparents and their parents. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. Melton mowbray, leicestershire historical description the town is pleasantly situated in a fine vale on the river eye, 15 miles ne from leicester, 18. Richard brathwaite, english poet and writer best known for his conduct books. Freeby, leicestershire genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years. Frisby, a hamlet, in the parish of gaulby, union of billesdon, hundred of gartree, s. Apr 29, 2010 phillimores marriages freeby 1601 to 1775 the registers of this parish, previous to 1822, are preserved at melton mowbray, and are contained in two volumes.
Changing times in barrow upon soar, quorndon, sileby and mountsorrel north end in. Freeby, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. For access, see england census records and indexes online. Mary, a markettown and parish, and the head of a union, chiefly in the hundred of sparkenhoe, county of leicester, but partly in the s. Leicestershire villages photographic memories photo book. Moated site and fishpond at wyfordby, freeby, leicestershire.
Church of st mary the virgin, freeby, leicestershire. An ebook is an electronic version of a book which can be read through a tablet computer, ereader or other similar devices. To order a book, select add to basket, and then checkout to pay by paypal. References n pevsner, e williamson and g k brandwood, the buildings of england. Church of st mary, freeby, leicestershire history in structure. An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the province of canterbury. Ruddock 14 16 leicestershire monumental inscriptions mrs. A calendar to wills and admons granted by the archdeaconry of leicester. Frisby, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Full text of the victoria history of the county of leicester. The romans invaded britain in 43 ce and they captured leicestershire by 47 ce. For small corrections to the list entry please see our minor amendments procedure the information and images below are the opinion of the contributor, are not part of the official entry and do not represent the official position of. Due to covid19 govt restrictions, orders may be delayed by up to a week. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described freeby like this.
Online reference library for books and authors, reference books and dictionaries, access to research, business information and consumer advice, driving theory test, and local and family history. Freeby is a village and civil parish in the melton district of leicestershire, england, about 3 miles 5 km east of melton mowbray. Recommended reading for every destination on earth. Guide to freeby, leicestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Frisby by galby entry from the victoria county history of leicestershire frisby on the wreake. Freeby, a chapelry in meltonmowbray parish, leicester. Probate records edit edit source records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc.
St marys church freeby, situated in a small village three miles out of melton on the b676 saxelbye road, has been part of the team ministry of melton mowbray for as long as records show. These books include a voucher for a free frith photo print. Leicestershire and rutland 1984, pp 3869 p liddle and r f hartley, the development of stapleford park, leicestershire leicestershire museums 1996 l cantor and a squires, the historic parks and gardens of leicestershire and rutland 1997, p 34 c gallagher. Records are also available at the leicestershire record office. Church of st mary is a grade i listed building in freeby, leicestershire, england. Early editions of the lh were quite modest running to around 28 pages, occasionally reaching 40. Asfordby, leicestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. The village was once a part of melton mowbray parish. Freeby, a chapelry, in the parish and union of melton mowbray, hundred of framland, n. The secret diary of adrian mole, aged 34, the duchess war, the growing pains of adrian mole, falls the shado. Moated site and fishpond at wyfordby is a scheduled monument in freeby, leicestershire, england.
Freeby lodge photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Go to leicestershire probate records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. We are now taking pre orders for the county history book. Freeby is a village, a chapelry and a township just a mile north of the river eye, almost 4 miles east of melton mowbray and 101 miles north of london. A searchable transcript of marriages from the parish registers of freeby. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. Books set in leicestershire 22 books set in leicestershire. Richard brathwaite english poet and writer britannica.
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