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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.leicesterchronicler.com/home.htm Leicester Chronicler] | *[http://www.leicesterchronicler.com/home.htm Leicester Chronicler] | ||
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*[http://www.applebymagna.org.uk/appleby_history/ Appleby Magna and Appleby Parva] | *[http://www.applebymagna.org.uk/appleby_history/ Appleby Magna and Appleby Parva] | ||
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Revision as of 22:57, 15 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. |
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County town: Leicester
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
- Framland Hundred Pages Includes Village Maps and Directory Listings of North-East Leicestershire
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
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 & Archive 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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