Leicester (Parish of St Mary), Leicestershire
Location
St Mary is one of a number of Ancient Parishes in the county town of
Leicester.
Leicester is located in the central part of the county of
Leicestershire.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St. Mary de Castro (St Mary of the Castle), which can be found here on
Google Street View.
Parish Registers
The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland shows a holding of Registers of Baptism (1600 - 1925), Marriage Registers (1600 - 1954) and three Burial Registers (1600 - 1882). For additional detail see
http://www.recordoffice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Church-Registers-List.doc (accessed 11 Aug 2023)
Adjacent (pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of St Mary is
Evington. To the south is
Knighton,
Aylestone, and
Braunstone. To the west are extra-parochial areas of Braunstone Frith and New Parks. To the north is the extra-parochial areas of New Found Pool and Leicester Abbey and the parishes of
All Saints,
St Nicholas,
St Martin and
St George.
Gleanings from
