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*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm '''The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland'''] | *[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm '''The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland'''] | ||
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*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/libraries/ Leicestershire Libraries & Information Service] | *[http://www.leics.gov.uk/libraries/ Leicestershire Libraries & Information Service] | ||
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engleiopc/ Leicestershire Online Parish Clerks] | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engleiopc/ Leicestershire Online Parish Clerks] | ||
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire Parish Records] | *[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire Parish Records] | ||
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*[http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/ Leicestershire Villages] | *[http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/ Leicestershire Villages] | ||
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*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pond/1598/stmargs.html St. Margaret's Church, Leicester. Marriages: July 1, 1837 to May 12, 1897] | *[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pond/1598/stmargs.html St. Margaret's Church, Leicester. Marriages: July 1, 1837 to May 12, 1897] | ||
| − | *[http://uk.geocities.com/st_martins_leicester/monnames.htm St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester- Monumental Inscriptions from 1589] | + | *[http://uk.geocities.com/st_martins_leicester/monnames.htm St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester - Monumental Inscriptions from 1589] |
*[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Some Inscriptions from Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester] | *[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Some Inscriptions from Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester] | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 2 May 2008
| 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. |
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County town: Leicester
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
- The Guys of Bottesford Includes online Bottesford Parish Records
- 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
Photographs and Maps
Books of local interest
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.
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 above.
Record 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 above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Leicester/Leicestershire (anywhere) JoJo
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
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