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Description in 1871:
"KILWORTH (SOUTH), a village and a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester. The village stands within a mile of the river Avon, at the boundary with Northampton, 1¾ mile SW of Welford r. station, and 4½ ESE of Lutterworth; and has a post office under Rugby. Acres, 1,470. Real property, £2,836. Pop., 421. Houses, 110. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the co-heiresses of Baroness Braye. An observatory was erected in 1834, by Dr. Pearson, who was then rector; but it has ceased to be used. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £465. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is comparatively modern; has a tower and spire of the 15th century; and contains a Norman old font. There are an Independent chapel, an endowed national schoo1, and charities £3."
John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72".
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John SALMON has a photograph of St Nicholas' churchyard on geo-graph, taken in April, 2013.
- 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. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 598 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2246 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3222 |
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
- The church was originally Early Norman and was built around 1350.
- The church was replaced by a newer structure in the late 14th century which included some of the Norman structure.
- Parts of the church were reconstructed in 1869.
- The church seats 300.
- The churchyard burial ground was expanded in 1898.
- John SALMON has a photograph of St Nicholas Church on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2013.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1559.
- The church was in the rural Guthlaxton deanery (third portion).
- The Congregationalists built a small chapel here circa 1880.
- The parish was in the Lutterworth sub-district of the Lutterworth Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
South Kilworth is a small parish and a village 5 miles southeast of Lutterworth and 9 miles northeast from Rugby. The parish covers just over 1,360 acres.
The land around the village has been mostly pasture for centuries. If you are planning a visit:
- Stanford Reservoir stands about a half mile south of the village.
- By automobile, take the M1 to the south edge of Lutterworth and turn east onto the A427. Just after Walcote, take the road to the right and follow it out to South Kilworth.
- Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2007.
- If traveling by Bus, you will likely want to disembark at the Post Office. Ian ROB has a photograph of the Old Post Office and Bus Shelter on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2015.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from South Kilworth to another place.
- The parish had an annual Feast on the first Sunday in December.
- In the 1800s many parishioners were farmers.
- Doctor PEARSON built a small observatory here in 1834.
- The White Hart Inn on Rugby Road dates back over 150 years. Ian S. has a photograph of the White Hart Inn on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2012.
- Alex MacGREGOR also has a photograph of the White Hart Inn on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2014.
- These are the names associated with the White Hart Inn in various directories:
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 1849 | Thos. ELSON, wheelwright |
| 1861 | John ELLSON, wheelwright |
| 1881 | Jn. ELLSON, wheelwright |
| 1912 | Hy. W. BULL, farmer |
| 1925 | William Henry BULL |
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP605817 (Lat/Lon: 52.42985, -1.111851), South Kilworth 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.
- In 1881 Lieut.-Colonel PEARSON owned land in this parish, but did not reside here.
- The clock in the church tower is dedicated to the men of the parish who fell in World War I.
- John SALMON has a photograph of the War Memorial plaque inside the church on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2013.
- This place was an ancient parish in Leicestershire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish lies in the Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
- Peter MacKENZIE has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2018. Stop in whilst they are open and ask to see the schedule of forth-coming events..
- You may contact the South Kilworth parish council regarding civic or political matters, but they are NOT funded to help you with family history searches.
- District governance is provided by the Harborough District Council.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Lutterworth Poorlaw Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lutterworth Petty Session court hearings.
- A National School was started in 1845, but the buildings weren't built here until 1851 and 1858.
- Philip HALLING has a photograph of South Kilworth C of E Primary School on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2013.
- A new classroom was added to the National School in 1908.