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"COSTOCK, or Cortlingstock, a parish in the district of Loughborough and county of Nottingham; on an affluent of the river Soar, adjacent to the boundary with Leicester, 4 miles E of Kegworth r. station, and 8 S of Nottingham. Post town, East Leake, under Loughborough. Acres, 1,320. Real property, £2,648. Pop., 440. Houses, 103. The property is divided among a few. Some of the inhabitants are stocking-makers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £395. Patron, the Rev.S. Millard. The church is ungainly but good."
[John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72]

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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Nottingham is an excellent resource.

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Cemeteries

Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of St. Giles and the churchyard gate on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2008.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
     
  • In 1935, the parish was reassigned to the Basford sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1861R.G. 9 / 2277
1871R.G. 10 / 3259
1891R.G. 12 / 2518
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Giles.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of Costock Parish Church on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2008.
     
  • The church was built around 1359.
     
  • A "rough" restoration was done in 1688.
     
  • The western end of the church was rebuilt in 1863 and the rest restored.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of South Bingham.
     
  • The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel built here in 1828.
     
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
     
  • In 1935, the parish was reassigned to the Basford sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
     
  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
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Description & Travel

This parish and village lie about 120 miles north of London and 9 miles due south of Nottingham.

The village sits just south of a small stream, the Kingston Brook, between hills. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A60 north out of Loughborough toward Nottingham. The A60 passes through Rempstone and the next village is Costock.
     
  • Andy JAMIESON has a photograph of a Main Street scene on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2009.
     
  • Chris J. DIXON has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2005. You should stop in and ask for a copy of the schedule of forth-coming events.
     
You can see pictures of Costock which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

YearProprietor
1876John MARSH
1881John MARSH
1885Mrs. Matilda MARSH, victualler
1904William GLOVER
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Manors

  • Costock Manor House was a low, unimposing building dating from the sixteenth century.
     
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK576263 (Lat/Lon: 52.831153, -1.146503), Costock which are provided by:

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Military History

Costock has a War Memorial which is a stained glass window in the church, dedicated in March 1920.

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Military Records

The men honored on the memorial are:

  1. Second-Lieut John J. T. OLDERSHAW, KOYLI
  2. Corporal Joseph CHEVINS, S. Staffs
  3. Private George CHEVINS, 1st Grenadier Guards
  4. John E. CLAY, 5th Leicesters
  5. Ernest NEWMAN, 9th Leicesters
  6. Geo. W. POULSON, N. Staffs
  7. Joseph SMITH, 5th Leicesters
  8. Walter STAPLES, 2nd Leicesters
  9. John R. WALKER, S. Staffs
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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and it became a Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
     
  • You may contact the local Costock Parish Council regarding civic or politcal issues, but they are NOT staffed to help with family history lookups.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Council.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Nottingham Petty Sessions Court.
     
  • In 1761 the Common Land was enclosed here.
     
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Loughborough Poor Law Union in Leicestershire.
     
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Population

 YearInhabitants
1801244
1841470
1851493
1871426
1881311
1891287
1901287
1911301
1921307
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Schools

  • A Public Elementary School (National School) was built here in 1840 to hold up to 150 children.