Market Harborough Registration District

MARKET HARBOROUGH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Leicestershire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.2000 (to become part of Leicestershire registration district).
Sub-districts : Hallaton, Harborough, Market Harborough.
GRO volumes : XV (1837-51), 7a (1852-1946), 3A (1946-74), 6 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : Leicestershire, Northampton and Kettering.

Table 1: List of Places in Market Harborough Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Allexton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Arensby	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Arthingworth	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Ashby Magna	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Ashby Parva	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Ashley	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Billesdon	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Bittesby	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Bitteswell	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Blaby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Blaston	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Brampton Ash	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Braunstone	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Braybrooke	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Bringhurst	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Broughton Astley	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Buntingthorpe	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Burton Overy	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Carlton Curlieu	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Catthorpe	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Claybrooke Magna	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Claybrooke Parva	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Clipston	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Cold Newton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Cosby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Cotesbach	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Countesthorpe	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Cranoe	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Croft	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Dingley	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Dunton Bassett	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Drayton	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
East Farndon	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
East Langton	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
East Norton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Enderby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Fleckney	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Foxton	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Frisby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Frolesworth	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Gaulby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Glenfields	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Glen Parva	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Gilmorton	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Glooston	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Goadby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Great Bowden	Leicestershire	1837	1927	Abolished 1.10.1927 to become part of the parish of Market Harborough.
Great Easton	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Great Glen	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Great Oxenden	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Gumley	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Hallaton	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Horninghold	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Hothorpe	Northamptonshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Marston Trusel.
Houghton on the Hill	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Huncote	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Hungarton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Husbands Bosworth	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Illston on the Hill	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Kelmarsh	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Keyham	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Kibworth Beauchamp	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Kibworth Harcourt	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Kilby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Kimcote & Walton	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Kings Norton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Kirby Muxloe	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Knaptoft	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Laughton	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Launde	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Leicester Forest West	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Leire	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Little Bowden	Northamptonshire	1837	1889	In 1889 the part of the parish of Little Bowden in the Market Harborough Urban District became part of Leicestershire, in 1894 the part remaining in Northamptonshire became part of the parish of Great Oxenden, so that thereafter Little Bowden was wholly in Leicestershire. Abolished 1.10.1927 to become part of the parish of Market Harborough.
	Leicestershire and Northamptonshire	1889	1894
	Leicestershire	1894	1927
Little Stretton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Loddington	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Lowesby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Lubbesthorpe	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Lubenham	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, notes (g), (h) and (k).
Lutterworth	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Marefield	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Market Harborough	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, notes (f) and (k).
Marston Trussel	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Medbourne	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Misterton	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Mowsley	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Nevill Holt	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
North Kilworth	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Noseley	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Oadby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Oadby. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Owston & Newbold	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Peatling Magna	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Peatling Parva	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Potters Marston	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Rolleston	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Saddington	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Scraptoft	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Shangton	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Shawell	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Shearsby	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Sibbertoft	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Skeffington	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
South Kilworth	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Slawston	Leicestershire	1895	1999	See Table 2, notes (b) and (k).
Smeeton Westerby	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Stockerston	Leicestershire	1934	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Stoke Albany	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Stonton Wyville	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Stoughton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Stretton Magna	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Sulby	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Sutton Bassett	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Swinford	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Theddingworth	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Thorpe Langton	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Thorpe Lubenham	Northamptonshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Marston Trussel.
Thurlaston	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Thurnby	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Tilton	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Tugby & Keythorpe	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Tur Langton	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Ullesthorpe	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Welford	Northamptonshire	1895	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Welham	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
West Langton	Leicestershire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (k).
Weston by Welland	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Westrill & Starmore	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Whatborough	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Wigston	Leicestershire	1997	1999	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the urban district of Wigston, and the parish of Wigston Magna See also Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Wilbarston	Northamptonshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Willoughby	Leicestershire	1974	1999	See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).
Wistow	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Withcote	Leicestershire	1997	1999	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Market Harborough Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.6.1895	(a)	Gained the parish of Welford from Lutterworth registration district.	882 in 1891
1.6.1895	(b)	Gained the parish of Slawston from Uppingham registration district.	152 in 1891
1.1.1934	(c)	Gained the parishes of Blaston, Bringhurst, Drayton, Great Easton, Hallaton, Horninghold, Medbourne, Nevill Holt, and Stockerston, from Uppingham registration district.	1554 in 1931
1.7.1936	(d)	Lost the parishes of Arthingworth, Clipston, East Farndon, Great Oxenden, Kelmarsh, Marston Trussel, Sibbertoft, Sulby, and Welford, to Brixworth registration district.	2435 in 1931
1.7.1936	(e)	Lost the parishes of Ashley, Brampton Ash, Braybrooke, Dingley, Stoke Albury, Sutton Bassett, Weston by Welland, and Wilbarston, to Kettering registration district.	1719 in 1931
1.4.1965	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Market Harborough (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of East Farndon) from Brixworth registration district.
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Lubenham (which became part of the parish of Marston Trussel on 1.4.1965) to Brixworth registration district.
	(h)	Gained parts of the parish of Lubenham (which until 1.4.1965 formed parts of the parishes of East Farndon and Marston Trussel) from Brixworth registration district.
1.4.1974	(i)	Gained the parishes of Arnesby, Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Bittesby, Bitteswell, Broughton Astley, Bruntingthorpe, Catthorpe, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva, Cotesbach, Dunton Bassett, Frolesworth, Gilmorton, Kimcote & Walton, Knaptoft, Lutterworth, Misterton, North Kilworth, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, Shawell, Shearsby, South Kilworth, Swinford, Ullesthorpe, Westrill & Starmore, and Willoughby Waterleys, from Lutterworth registration district.	15168 in 1971
1.4.1997	(j)	Gained the parishes of Allexton, Billesdon, Blaby, Braunstone, Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Cold Newton, Cosby, Countesthorpe, Croft, East Norton, Enderby, Frisby, Gaulby, Glen Parva, Glenfields, Goadby, Great Glen, Houghton on the Hill, Huncote, Hungarton, Illston on the Hill, Keyham, Kilby, Kings Norton, Kirby Muxloe, Launde, Leicester Forest West, Leire, Little Stretton, Loddington, Lowesby, Lubbesthorpe, Marefield, Noseley, Owston & Newbold, Potters Marston, Rolleston, Scraptoft, Skeffington, Stoughton, Stretton Magna, Thurlaston, Thurnby, Tilton, Tugby & Keythorpe, Whatborough, Wistow, and Withcote, and the unparished areas of Oadby and Wigston, from Leicestershire Central registration district.
1.1.2000 (abolished)	(k)	Lost the constituent parishes of Allexton, Arensby, Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Billesdon, Bittesby, Bitteswell, Blaby, Blaston, Braunstone, Bringhurst, Broughton Astley, Buntingthorpe, Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Catthorpe, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva, Cold Newton, Cosby, Cotesbach, Countesthorpe, Cranoe, Croft, Drayton, Dunton Bassett, East Langton, East Norton, Enderby, Fleckney, Foxton, Frisby, Frolesworth, Gaulby, Gilmorton, Glen Parva, Glenfields, Glooston, Goadby, Great Easton, Great Glen, Gumley, Hallaton, Horninghold, Houghton on the Hill, Huncote, Hungarton, Husbands Bosworth, Illston on the Hill, Keyham, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Kilby, Kimcote & Walton, Kings Norton, Kirby Muxloe, Knaptoft, Laughton, Launde, Leicester Forest West, Leire, Little Stretton, Loddington, Lowesby, Lubbesthorpe, Lubenham, Lutterworth, Marefield, Market Harborough, Medbourne, Misterton, Mowsley, Nevill Holt, North Kilworth, Noseley, Owston & Newbold, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, Potters Marston, Rolleston, Saddington, Scraptoft, Shangton, Shawell, Shearsby, Skeffington, Slawston, Smeeton Westerby, South Kilworth, Stockerston, Stonton Wyville, Stoughton, Stretton Magna, Swinford, Theddingworth, Thorpe Langton, Thurlaston, Thurnby, Tilton, Tugby & Keythorpe, Tur Langton, Ullesthorpe, Welham, West Langton, Westrill & Starmore, Whatborough, Willoughby, Wistow, and Withcote, and the unparished areas of Oadby and Wigston, to Leicestershire registration district.

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