Difference between revisions of "Leicestershire"

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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/measham/measham_dir.html Measham links and records]
 
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/seal/seal.htm Netherseal and Overseal Parish Pages]  

Revision as of 09:12, 29 March 2009


Situated in the centre of England, Leicestershire now includes what was once England's smallest county of Rutland.

Market Harborough's claim to fame is the invention of the liberty bodice and later other ladies undergarments.

Lady Jane Grey, the nine-days queen executed by Mary Tudor, lived part of her short life at Bradgate House in Charnwood forest near Leicester.

County town: Leicester


Other major towns: Hinkley, Loughborough, Coalville


Leicestershire Places of Worship


Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference



Countywide Interest



Specific Town and Village Interest



Photographs and Maps



Register Office

For events within Leicestershire but not within the city of Leicester:

Leicestershire Registration Service
County Register Office
County Hall
Leicester Road
Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RN

Tel 0116 265 6509 (for further information and general enquiries only)

E-mail registration@leics.gov.uk

Orders cannot be taken by phone or e-mail, postal applications only. Copy certificates usually supplied within 3-5 days of order.



Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

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Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

  • Leicestershire R/O JoJo


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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

  • Leicester/Leicestershire (anywhere) JoJo


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