Leighfield, Rutland

Historical Description

Leighfield, formerly an extra-parochial tract, now a parish in Oakham union, Rutland, 2½ miles W of Manton station on the M.R., and 3½ SW of Oakham. Post town, Upping-ham; money order and telegraph office, Oakham. Acreage of parish, 2358; population, 42. The manor belongs to the Finch family.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Leighfield from the following:

• 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 Leighfield 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.