Melton and Belvoir Rural District (RD)

Created: 1935   Abolished: 1974

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MELTON AND BELVOIR Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 696.
E210721 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
AB KETTLEBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 219.
ASFORDBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1934   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 220.
ASHBY FOLVILLE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 220.
BARKESTONE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 220.
BARSBY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
BELVOIR CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
BESCABY CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
BOTTESFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 222.
BRANSTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 222.
BRETINGBY AND WYFORDBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 241.
BROOKSBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 222.
BROUGHTON AND OLD DALBY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 223.
BUCKMINSTER CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 223.
BURROUGH ON THE HILL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 223.
BURTON AND DALBY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 223.
BURTON LAZARS CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 223.
CLAWSON AND HARBY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 223.
COLD OVERTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
COSTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 224.
CROXTON KERRIAL AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 224.
EASTWELL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 225.
EATON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 225.
EDMONDTHORPE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 225.
FREEBY CP/Tn/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 226.
FRISBY CP Parish-level Unit 1936   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 226.
FRISBY ON THE WREAK CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 226.
GADDESBY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 226.
GARTHORPE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 226.
GOADBY MARWOOD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 226.
GREAT DALBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 224.
GRIMSTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 227.
HARBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 227.
HARSTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 227.
HOBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 227.
HOBY WITH ROTHERBY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 227.
HOLWELL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 227.
HOSE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 227.
KIRBY BELLARS CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
KNIPTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
KNOSSINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
LANDS COMMON TO COSTON AND GARTHORPE ExP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
LITTLE DALBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 224.
LONG CLAWSON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 223.
MUSTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 233.
NETHER BROUGHTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 222.
OLD DALBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 224.
PICKWELL WITH LEESTHORPE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
PLUNGAR CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
RAGDALE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 235.
REDMILE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 235.
ROTHERBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 235.
SALTBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 235.
SAXBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 235.
SAXELBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 235.
SCALFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
SEWSTERN CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
SHOBY CP/AP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 237.
SOMERBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 237.
SPROXTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 237.
STAPLEFORD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 237.
STATHERN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 237.
STONESBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 237.
THORPE ARNOLD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 238.
THORPE SATCHVILLE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 238.
TWYFORD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 239.
TWYFORD AND THORPE CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 239.
WALTHAM CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 240.
WALTHAM ON THE WOLDS CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 240.
WARTNABY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 240.
WELBY CP/Tn/Ch Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 240.
WYCOMB AND CHADWELL CP/PA Parish-level Unit 1935 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 241.
WYMONDHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1935   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 241.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LEICESTERSHIRE Administrative County 1935 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 696.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1935 was created through the abolition of BELVOIR RD Area: 17871 acres. Population in 1931: 3035.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 81175. The County of Leicester Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935 was created through the abolition of MELTON MOWBRAY RD the whole except Eye Kettleby CP & parts of Burton Lazars, Thorpe Arnold, & Welby CPs Area: 95133 acres. Population in 1931: 14616.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 81175. The County of Leicester Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935 was created from part of MELTON MOWBRAY UD Area: 8 acres. Population in 1931: 0.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 81175. The County of Leicester Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1965 was reduced to enlarge BINGHAM RD part of Broughton and Old Dalby CP Area: 21 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The East Midland Counties Order, 1965

Boundary Map of Melton and Belvoir Rural District (RD)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Melton and Belvoir Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10109231

Date accessed: 08th April 2026