Cotesbach

Ian ROB has a photograph of Saint Mary's Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012.

• The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth 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:
   

Census Year	Piece No.
1861	R.G. 9 / 2245
1871	R.G. 10 / 3221
1891	R.G. 12 / 2489

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
   
• The church dates from the 14th or 15th century, but the precise date is unknown.
   
• The church was rebuilt, with the exception of the chancel, in 1812.
   
• The church seats 140.
   
• Ian ROB has a photograph of St Mary's Church basking in the sun on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2005.
   
• Jonathan THACKER also has a photograph of St Mary's Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 1986.
   

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
   
• The church is in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (second portion).
   

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
   
• The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth Registration District.
   

Cotesbach is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. The parish lies only 1.5 miles due south of Lutterworth and 6 miles north of Rugby. The River Swift runs through the parish just north of the village and the parish abuts Lutterworth parish to the north. Although several food crops are grown here, most of the land has been used for pasturage. The parish covers 1,246 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A426 trunk road north out of Rugby or south out of Lutterworth.
   
• Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2007.
   
• Stephen McKAY also has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2013.
   

• Geograph
• Flickr

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

• The webpage author has found mention of both Cotesbach Hall and a Manor House, but no descriptions.
   
• In 1881, Cotesbach Hall was the residence and property of Charles MARRIOTT. Mr. MARRIOTT was both lord of the manor and owner of all the land in the parish.
   
• Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of Cotesbach Manor House on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2007.
   
• Michael WESTLEY also has a photograph of Cotesbach Manor House on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2010.
   

• See our Maps page for additional resources.
   

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP537823 (Lat/Lon: 52.436339, -1.211715), Cotesbach 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.

On the church turret is a World War One Memorial clock with a 3-foot diameter black face and cast iron dial and stout gilt copper lettering and numerals. There is an associated brass plaque within the church. These were unveiled in July, 1919.

The church is also adorned with a paper Roll of Honour in a wooden frame. The Roll lists 12 people from the village who served and notes two who died in World War One.

The Church is further adorned with a three-light stained glass window at the east end of the church, which is a memorial to three members of the MARRIOTT family who died in World War I.

• This place was an ancient parish in Leicestershire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
   
• The parish is in the ancient Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
   
• You may contact the Cotesbach Parish Council regarding civic or political matters, but they are NOT able to assist you in Family History searches..
   
• District governance is provided by the Harborough District Council.

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lutterworth petty session hearings every other Thursday.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Lutterworth Poorlaw Union.
   

Year	Inhabitants
1871	111
1881	138
1891	109
1901	91
1911	104
1921	124
1931	136

• The children of this parrish attended schools in Lutterworth (to the north) and Shawell (to the south).