Lyndon, Rutland
Historical Description
Lyndon, a parish in Rutland, on the river Chater, 2½ miles E of Manton and Uppingham station on the M.R., and 4¼ NE of Uppingham. Post town, Oakham; money order and telegraph office, North Luffenham. Acreage, 911; population, 112. The manor, with Lyndon Hall, a fine and ancient mansion of stone, belongs to the Conant family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £132 with residence. The church is an ancient building of stone in the Early English style, has a tower, and was restored and enlarged in I860 at a cost of about £1400. The churchyard contains a monumental tablet to Whiston the translator of Josephus.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Rutland | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Lyndon St. Martin | |
| Hundred | Martinsley | |
| Poor Law union | Oakham |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The parish register dates from the year 1580.
Findmypast, in association with the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, have the following parish records online for Lyndon:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1580-1916 | 1757-1930 | 1580-1930 | 1583-1990 |
Churches
Church of England
St. Martin (parish church)
The church of St. Martin is a small but ancient building of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave of two bays, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower, containing 4 bells, originally dated 1597, 1624, 1716 and 1687 respectively, but two were recast and the whole rehung in 1889: the alabaster pulpit, reredos and organ were presented in 1866 by E. N. Conant esq.: the church was restored in 1866, at a cost of £1,407, and affords 120 sittings: in the churchyard is a tablet in memory of the Rev. William Whiston M.A. the translator of the works of Josephus, who died here August 22, 1752.
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 Lyndon from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Lyndon (St. Martin))
- Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire and Rutland, 1928
Land and Property
A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Rutland is online.
Maps
Online maps of Lyndon are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Rutland, 1618-19 and The Visitation of Rutland 1681-2 are available to browse on the Heraldry page.