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Muston, Leicestershire

Historical Description

Muston, a village and a parish in Leicestershire. The village stands on the river Devon, adjacent to the boundary with Lincolnshire, near the Grantham Canal, 1¼ mile ESE of Bottesford station on the G.N.R., and 5½ miles W by N of Grantham, and has a post office under Nottingham y money order and telegraph office, Bottesford. The parish comprises 1696 acres; population, 290. There is an ancient market cross in the village. The manor belongs to the Duke of Rutland. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £303 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is a handsome building of stone in the Early English and later styles, and consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and two porches, with western tower and spire. There is a Free Methodist chapeL The poet Crabbe was rector here in 1813, and there is a memorial tablet to his wife in the chancel of the church.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLeicestershire 
Ecclesiastical parishMuston St. John the Baptist 
HundredFramland 
Poor Law unionGrantham 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in association with the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, have the following parish records online for Muston:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1561-18781653-19391562-19311561-1988

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Muston from the following:


Land and Property

A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Leicestershire is online.


Maps

Online maps of Muston are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Leicestershire newspapers online:

DistrictMelton
CountyLeicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNG13
Post TownNottingham

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