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"Rempston is a pleasant village and parish four miles north of Loughborough, and 11 miles south of Nottingham, containing 380 inhabitants and 1,660 acres of land, a large portion of which belongs to the lord of the manor, Gregory Gregory Esq., who built the present hall, now occupied by the Dowager Lady Sitwell, and delightfully situated in a diversified park, about half a mile west of the village.
The present church is dedicated to All Saints, and was built in 1771, out of the ruins of the ancient church of St Peter's-in-the-Rushes, and an old chapel which had been long in disuse. The latter stood in the village, and the former was distant about half a mile to the north east where its burial ground is now an open field. The church is a neat edifice, with a tower and five bells, and contains a large gallery for the singers and Sunday scholars. The rectory is valued in the King's books at £13 2s 6d, now £173, and received at the enclosure in 1768 an allotment of 258 acres in lieu of tithes. The master of Sidney College, Cambridge, is the patron, and the Rev. Richard Newton Adams is the incumbent. In 1748, Robert Marsden, Archdeacon of Nottingham, who lies buried in the old churchyard, left to the succesive rectors, Little Grange Close (two and a half acres), on condition that they distribute 50s amongst the poor every Christmas. The poor had also the interest of £10, left in 1716, by Thomas Woodroffe, but it is now lost. Lady Sitwell pays for the education of all the poor girls in the parish, and in 1848 the same lady built a neat school at her own expense. The Baptists have a burial ground here, and a chapel built in 1851, at a cost of £170, raised by subscription. The Wesleyans have also a chapel, built in 1850."
[WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire", 1853]
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The Library at Nottingham will prove useful in your research.
The old churchyard still has some munuments for pre-1777 burials.
Richard VINCE has a photograph of the old churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2014.
THOROTON records a tomb of Henry Stapleton in the church (St. Peter in the Rushes):
"Here lyeth Henry Stapleton, Esq. Patron of this Parish Church of Rempston, who gave ten Pounds, for ever, to the Use and Help of the Husbandmen of the same Town; he was the first Son of George Stapletune, Esq. He left behind him Elizabeth his wife, Patroness, when they had lived virtuously together 26 Years and Faith their only Daughter. He departed this World in the true Faith of Christ 28th Dec. 1586."
An alphabetical list of headstones in the old churchyard of St. Peter in the Rushes was recorded by members of Nottinghamshire Family History Society.
- The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2277 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3259 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2518 |
- There is no mention of a church in the Domesday survey of 1086.
- The present Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- There was an older church, dedicated as Saint Peter-in-the-Rushes and an old chapel. Both of which had fallen into disuse. Their stones were used to build All Saints Church in 1771. The old chapel once stood in the village, but St. Peter's was about a half mile north-east of the village.
- For a history of Saint Peter's Church, check the Southwell Church History Project webpage
- Eirian EVANS has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2008.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1570 for baptisms and burials and 1571 for marriages.
- The Anglican church was in the rural deanery of South Bingham.
- The General Baptists built a chapel here, with a burial ground, in 1851.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1850.
John MELLORS tells us:
- Baptisms 1600 - 1812 are on the International Genealogical Index (IGI).
- Marriages 1600 - 1854 are on the International Genealogical Index (IGI). These are also on the Notts FHS marriage CD.
- Burials 1813 - 1902 are on the Notts FHS CD.
- Notts Archives Office hold registers for the period 1570 - 1970.
- 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.
This parish and village are on the border with Leicestershire and lie about 120 miles north of London, 3.5 miles north-east of Loughborough (in Leicestershire) and 10 miles due south of Nottingham. The parish covers 1,660 acres.
The village sits just south of a small stream that feeds into the River Soar. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A60 northeast out of Loughborough toward Nottingham. The A60 passes through Hoton and the next village is Rempstone.
- Alternatively, one can take the A6006 west out of Melton Mobray through Wymeswold to get to Rempton village.
- Alex McGREGOR has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2013 at the eastern entrance to the village.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST also has a photograph of the Village Sign at Geo-graph, taken in May, 2014.
- Mat FASCIONE has a close-up photograph of the village sign on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2008.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Rempstone to another place.
- There is a history of the village at the village website.
- The White Lion Public House, once a popular spot for local news since the 13th century, is still in operation. Eirian EVANS has a photograph of The White Lion on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2010.
- These are the names associated with the White Lion in various directories:
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 1853 | -- not listed -- |
| 1855 | William WALKINGTON, butcher |
| 1869 | Walter HALLAM |
| 1876 | John JACOB, market gardener |
| 1881 | Thomas GUNN |
| 1885 | Thomas ROPER, vict. |
| 1904 | Sampson LOWE |
| 1912 | Sampson LOWE |
- Rempstone Hall was the residence and seat of Mrs. Mary MARTIN in 1881.
- Andy JAMIESON has a photograph of Rempstone Hall on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2009.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK577243 (Lat/Lon: 52.813165, -1.145372), Rempstone 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.
The War Memorial is a bronze tablet in an alabaster frame, mounted on the wall of All Saints Church. The plaque was mounted in 1920.
Below the War Memorial is a Roll of Honour of those who served in World War Two.
These are the men from the parish who died in WWI:
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- This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and it became a Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
- You may contact the local Rempstone Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to help with family history lookups.
- District governance is provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Council.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Village Hall at Geo-graph, taken in May, 2014. You may stop by when it is open and ask for a schedule of forth-coming events, or add your family re-union to the list.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Nottingham petty session hearings.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1800. One source gives 1768 and another, 1769.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Loughborough Poor Law Union in Leicestershire.
Year Inhabitants 1801 324 1841 409 1851 389 1871 339 1881 314 1891 302 1901 270 1911 257 1921 248 1931 240 1951 264 1961 282