Village History

Would you like to get involved in your village history by providing some content for the website? If you have any information that you would like to add to these pages then please contact us. 

• Family Records, Census, Burial & Details
This page provides resources for people researching their family tree in the village and includes a useful guide specially created by the Record Office.

• Local History
This page provides resources for discovering more about the history of your village. It is available for people in the community to add historical photos and information about the village.

• Oral History

Useful Information

• Dating Old Documents
Some guidance developed by the Record Office for working with historical documents dating back to the period of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1752.

• Local and Family History Discussion Forum
This special forum is monitored by the Record Office. You can browse all previous questions but if you submit a history query you will receive a response from a member of the Record Office staff.

• The Record Office for Leicester,Leicestershire and Rutland