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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland Parishes]] | ||
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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
EXTON (St. Peter and St. Paul), a '''parish''', in the union of Oakham, hundred of Alstoe, county of Rutland, 5¼ miles (N. E. by E.) from Oakham. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 195-206. Date accessed: 07 August 2012.</ref> | EXTON (St. Peter and St. Paul), a '''parish''', in the union of Oakham, hundred of Alstoe, county of Rutland, 5¼ miles (N. E. by E.) from Oakham. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 195-206. Date accessed: 07 August 2012.</ref> | ||
The exterior was much restored in 1850 after a lightning strike in 1843. "There are no churches in Rutland and few in England in which English sculpture from the 16th to the 18th centuries can be studied so profitably and enjoyed so much as at Exton" (Nikolaus Pevsner).<br> | The exterior was much restored in 1850 after a lightning strike in 1843. "There are no churches in Rutland and few in England in which English sculpture from the 16th to the 18th centuries can be studied so profitably and enjoyed so much as at Exton" (Nikolaus Pevsner).<br> | ||
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Exton like this: | In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Exton like this: | ||
EXTON, a village and a parish in Oakham district, Rutland. The village stands on an affluent of the river Gwash, 5 miles ENE of Oakham r. station; and was known, at Domesday, as Exentune. | EXTON, a village and a parish in Oakham district, Rutland. The village stands on an affluent of the river Gwash, 5 miles ENE of Oakham r. station; and was known, at Domesday, as Exentune. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 16:09, 17 September 2012
England 
Rutland Rutland Parishes
Parish History[edit | edit source]
EXTON (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Oakham, hundred of Alstoe, county of Rutland, 5¼ miles (N. E. by E.) from Oakham. [1]
The exterior was much restored in 1850 after a lightning strike in 1843. "There are no churches in Rutland and few in England in which English sculpture from the 16th to the 18th centuries can be studied so profitably and enjoyed so much as at Exton" (Nikolaus Pevsner).
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Exton like this:
EXTON, a village and a parish in Oakham district, Rutland. The village stands on an affluent of the river Gwash, 5 miles ENE of Oakham r. station; and was known, at Domesday, as Exentune.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
Deposited records are found at the Leicester and Rutland Record Office
Contact: The Record Office
Telephone: 0116 2571080
Fax: 0116 2571120
E-mail: recordoffice@leics.gov.uk
Diocese of Peterborough : Exton Bap 1597 - 1915 Marr 1597 - 1964 (Banns to 1977) Bur 1597 - 1942
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Oakham Poor Law Union, Rutland
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Rutland Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 195-206. Date accessed: 07 August 2012.