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Revision as of 20:58, 30 June 2007
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Leicestershire
County town: Leicester
Other major towns: Hinkley, Loughborough, Coalville
Situated in the centre of England, Leicestershire now includes what was once England's smallest county of Rutland.
The county is a stronghold of fox hunting with famous hunts such as the Quorn, the Belvoir and the Cottesmore meeting regularly in the winter season. 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.
Register Office Contact Details
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)
Website:Copy certificates for family history-Genealogy
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.
For the following areas and dates you will need to apply to the Leicester City holdings office at:
Leicestershire Records Office
Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE8 2AH
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Records Office Lookup Contacts
- Leicestershire R/O Jojo
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Leicester/Leicestershire (anywhere):Jojo
Links
Local History Society
OPC
Archives
Family and Social History
Maps & Photographs
Countywide interest
Specific Town Village interest
- Framland Hundred Pages Includes Village Maps and Directory Listings for this area of North-East Leicestershire
- Netherseal and Overseal Parish Pages Includes Parish Records and Trade Directory Listings
- Redmile Archive Includes some Census and Parish Records
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