ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 



the twelfth century, 330 and formed part of the diocese of Lincoln until i837, 331 when it was attached 

 to that of Peterborough. The rural deaneries were fully organized before 1220, when the arch- 

 deaconry contained 203 parishes, distributed as follows : 



DEANERY OF AKELEY twenty-three parishes 332 : Ashby de la Zouch, Barrow upon Soar, Belton, 

 Breedon, Castle Donington, Coleorton, Diseworth, Dishley, Hathern, Kegworth, Locking- 

 ton, Loughborough, Osgathorpe, Packington, Rothley, Seal, Shepshed, Swepstone, Swith- 

 land, Thurcaston, Wanlip, Long Whatton, and Whitwick. 



DEANERY OF CHRISTIANITY OR LEICESTER nine parishes 833 : All Saints, St. Mary de Castello, 

 St. Nicholas, St. Clement, St. Leonard, St. Michael, St. Martin, St. Peter, and St. Margaret. 831 



DEANERY OF FRAMLAND thirty-eight parishes 335 : Ab Kettleby, Barkestone, Bottesford, Braunstone, 

 Broughton, Buckminster, Burrough on the Hill, Claxton, 336 Coston, Croxton Kerrial, Little 

 Dalby, Eastwell, Eaton, Garthorpe, Goadby Marwood, Harby, Harston, Hose, Kirby Bellars, 

 Knipton, Melton Mowbray, Muston, Cold Overton, Plungar, Redmile, Saltby, Saxby, Scalford, 

 Somerby, Sproxton, Stapleford, Stathern, Stonesby, Syston, Thorpe Arnold, Waltham on the 

 Wolds, Wyfordby, and Wymondham. 



DEANERY OF GARTREE thirty-seven parishes 337 : Billesdon, Blaston, Husbands Bosworth, Bowden, 

 Bringhurst, Burton Overy, Carlton, Cranoe, Evington, Foxton, Galby, Great Glen, Glooston, 

 Gumley, Hallaton, Horninghold, Houghton, Kibworth Beauchamp, Knossington, Langton, 

 Laughton, Lubbenham, Medbourne, Norton by Galby, Noseley, Owston, Pickwell, Sadding- 

 ton, Scraptoft, Shangton, Slawston, Stonton Wyville, Stockerston, Theddingworth, Thurnby, 

 Welham, and Wistow. 



DEANERY OF GOSCOTE thirty-two parishes 838 : Allexton, Asfordby, Ashby Folville, Barkby, Beeby, 

 Belgrave, Brookesby, Cossington, Croxton, Great Dalby, Frisby, Hoby, Humberstone, Hun- 

 gerton, Loddington, Lowesby, Prestwold, Queniborough, Ragdale, Ratcliffe, Rearsby, Saxelby, 

 Seagrave, Sileby, Siwoldby, Skeffington, Thrussington, Tilton, Tugby, Twyford, Walton on 

 the Wolds, and Wymeswold. 



DEANERY OF GUTHLAXTON forty-three parishes 339 : Arnesby, Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Aston 

 Flamville, Ayleston, Aylmersthorpe, Bitteswell, Blaby, Bruntingthorpe, Broughton Astley, 

 Catthorpe, Claybrooke, Cosby, Cotesbach, Croft, Desford, Dunton Bassett, Enderby, Foston, 

 Frolesworth, Gilmorton, Glenfield, Huncote, North Kilworth, South Kilworth, Kimcote, 

 Knaptoft, Leire, Lutterworth, Misterton, Narborough, Oadby, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, 

 Ratby, Sapcote, Sharnford, Shawell, Stoney Stanton, Swinford, Thurlaston, Wigston, and 

 Willoughby Waterless. 



DEANERY OF SPARK.ENHOE twenty-one parishes 840 : Appleby, Barwell, Bosworth, Cadeby, Con- 

 gerstone, Drayton, Heather, Higham on the Hill, Hinckley, Ibstock, Kirkby Mallory, Mark- 

 field, Nailstone, Newbold Verdon, Norton juxta Twycross, Orton on the Hill, Shackerstone, 

 Sheepy, Sibson, Thornton, and Witherley. 



In 1291 the deanery of Akeley was formed of the same parishes 341 as in 1220, though Osga- 

 thorpe was accidentally omitted. Dishley ceased to be a separate parish before 1428. The chief 

 alteration before 1866 was the formation of the parish of Quorndon in 1757 ; in 1866 Anstey was 

 formed into a separate parish. 342 



The Matriculus of I22O gives nine parishes as members of the deanery of Christianity or 

 Leicester, but only three, St. Leonard, St. Mary, and St. Martin, were mentioned in I29I. 343 



In 1535 the deanery consisted of the seven parishes 344 of All Saints, St. Margaret, St. Mary, 

 St. Martin, St. Nicholas, St. Peter, and St. Leonard. After the disappearance of St. Peter's the 

 number was reduced to six, but in 1829 the new parish of St. George was formed from the parish 

 of St. Margaret. 346 The parish of Holy Trinity was constituted from part of the same parish in 

 1839, and in the previous year a portion of St. Mary's parish had been used to form the new parish 

 of Christ Church. 



The arrangement of the parishes in the deanery of Framland in 1220 persisted in all essential 

 details until I864. 346 Edmonthorpe was not mentioned in 1220, but occurs in the list of 1291, 

 while Withcote was omitted in 1291, though a member of the deanery in 1220 and I428. 347 



330 Henry of Huntingdon, De Cmtemptu MunJi (Rolls Ser.), 302. 



331 Land. Gaz. 5 Sept. 1837, p. 2334. *" Cott. MS. Nero, D. x, fol. 150-10. 

 133 Ibid. fol. 150. ** Ibid. fol. 140. S35 Ibid. fol. 152. 



356 Probably Long Clawson. w Cott. MS. Nero, D. x, fol. 151 6-2. 



338 Ibid. fol. 151-2. m Ibid. fol. 150-150,*. 34 Ibid. fol. i$o. 



341 Pope Nicb. Tax. (Rec. Com.), 64. "' Clergy Lists. '" Pope Nich. Tax. (Rec. Com.), 65. 



844 VabrEccl. (Rec. Com.), iv, 148. " 5 Lond. Gaz. 9 Jan. 1829, p. 43 



346 Pope Nicb. Tax. (Rec. Com.), 65 ; Vakr Eccl. (Rec. Com.), iv, 154 ; Clergy Lists. 



317 Feud. Aids, iii, 1 1 6. 



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