Newton Harcourt

• The churchyard was extended in 1875 by a gift of adjacent land given by Sir Henry St. John HALFORD, baronet.
   
• Robin WEBSTER has a photograph of a Wooded corner of the churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2017.
   
• The churchyard is a bit overgrown, as can be seen in this photograph by Robin WEBSTER of a The churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2017.
   

• The parish was in the Billesdon subdistrict of the Billesdon Registration District.
   
• The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print.
   
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
   

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Luke.
   
• The original date of construction is unreported.
   
• The church is a small building made of stone with a low tower.
   
• The silver plate in the church dates from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
   
• The nave of the church was rebuilt in 1834.
   
• The church seats about 200.
   
• Richard WILLIAMS has a photograph of St. Luke's Church on geo-graph, taken in April, 2007.
   
• Kate JEWELL also has a photograph of St. Luke's Church on geo-graph, taken in December, 2011.
   

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1575.
   
• The church is in the rural Gartree deanery (second portion).
   

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
   
• The parish was in the Billesdon subdistrict of the Billesdon Registration District.
   

Newton Harcourt was a village, a chapelry and a township in Wistow parish. It is 7 miles south-east of Leicester city and 1 mile west from Great Glen. The parish, at its largest, covered 1,143 acres.

After 1936 the parish was often called "Newtown Harcourt". The land around the village has been mostly pasture for centuries. If you are planning a visit:

• The Union Canal passes through Newton Harcourt village on its way from Leicester city to Market Harborough.
   
• By automobile, take the A6 trunk road south-east out of Leicester city. After Wigston you will see Newton Harcourt village on your right.
   
• Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Village Sign (two, actually) on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2007.

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Newton Harcourt to another place.

• The Manor House was the residence of John Thomas RAWORTH in 1849.
   
• Richard WILLIAMS has a photograph of the Manor House on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2007.
   

• See our Maps page for additional resources.
   

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP639970 (Lat/Lon: 52.567084, -1.058689), Newton Harcourt which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

• Newton Harcourt was a township in Wistow parish for centuries.
   
• Newton Harcourt became a Civil Parish in late 1866.
   
• The parish lies in the Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake) in the southern division of the county.
   
• Newton Harcourt Civil Parish was abolished in April, 1936. 11 acres went to Oadby Civil Parish and the remaining 1,132 acres went to Wistow Civil Parish.
   

• The parish generated, in 1849, about £12 from letting out the poor land. This was distributed to the poor in bread or clothing.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Billesdon Poorlaw Union.
   
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Leicester petty session hearings.
   

Year	Inhabitants
1841	378
1871	206
1881	185
1891	167
1901	154
1911	148
1921	138
1931	142

• The Public Elementary School was built in 1866 for 50 children.
   
• Children over the age of 11 went to school at Great Glen.