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"HARSTON, or HARESTON, a parish in the district of Grantham and county of Leicester; adjacent to Lincoln, near Belvoir Castle, 6 miles WNW of Grantham station. Post town, Woolsthorpe, under Grantham. Acres, 1,009. Real property, £1,408. Pop., 164. Houses, 35. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Rutland. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborongh. Value, £282. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church has an embattled tower, and is good. There is a national school.

from John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72".

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Note: There is a parish called Harston in Cambridgeshire, also.

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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Grantham will prove useful in your research.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Denton sub-district of the Grantham (Lincoln) Registration District.
     
  • After the Registration District was re-organized in 1891, the parish was in the Grantham North sub-district of the Grantham 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.
1841H.O. 107 / 587
1861R.G. 9 / 2348
1871R.G. 10 / 3356
1891R.G. 12 / 2583
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church was dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels.
     
  • The church was apparently built before 1602.
     
  • The church chancel was rebuilt in 1871.
     
  • The church nave was rebuilt in 1888.
     
  • The church seats 120.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of St. Michael's Church on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2016.
     
  • Richard CROFT also has a photograph of St. Michael's Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2014.
     
  • The church is listed Grade II* with English Heritage.
     
  • Richard CROFT also has a photograph of a Celtic Cross and the Church lychgate on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2008.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1707.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Framland (first portion).
     
  • Harston marriages from 1562-1837 are in Pallot's Marriage Index.
     
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Denton sub-district of the Grantham (Lincoln) Registration District.
     
  • After the Registration District was re-organized in 1891, the parish was in the Grantham North sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
     
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Description & Travel

Harston is both a parish and a village about 116 miles north of London, 5 miles southeast of Redmile and on the border with Lincolnshire. The parish coers just over 1,040 acres.

The River Devon flows past the village. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A607 trunk road southwest out of Grantham for about 3 miles to Denton. Pass through Denton village and take the back roads to Harston.
     
You can see pictures of Harston which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Ironstone was mined here in great quantities in the 1800s and 1900s.
     
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Manors

  • Harston Hall was the residence of Alexander H. WHEELER in 1912.
     
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK839318 (Lat/Lon: 52.877136, -0.754811), Harston which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • The parish was in the eastern division of the county in the ancient Framland Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • In April, 1936, this Civil Parish was abolished and all 1,041 acres amalgamated into Belvior Civil Parish.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
     
  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Belvoir petty session hearings.
     
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Population

 YearInhabitants
1801136
1841181
1851177
1861164
1871162
1881165
1891159
1901182
1911157
1921184
1931182
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Schools

  • A National School was built here in 1835.
     
  • The old National School was rebuilt in 1868 as a Public Elementary School and was enlarged in 1901 to hold 75 children. The school is now closed and has been sold as a private residence.