| Harby - The village described in
White's county directory in 1846, pages 246 and 247 HARBY, a considerable village, pleasantly situated in the Vale of Belvoir, on the south side of the Grantham Canal, 8 miles N. of Melton Mowbray, and 12 miles S. E. of Nottingham, has in its parish 629 souls, and 1910 acres of land, of which 880a. is arable, 975a. pasture, 46 1/2 a. fox cover and plantations, and 8 1/2 a. canal. During the last two years 49 of the parish have emigrated to Australia, & etc. The soil is chiefly a heavy clay, and the surface flat. The Duke of Rutland is lord of the manor, anciently called Herdebi, but part of the land belongs to Thos. Manners, Esq. and the Orson, Shipman, Musson, Dunmore, and other families. The manor has been held by various families and was sold by Andrew Collins, in 1642, to the earl of Rutland, though part of it was held, in 1086, by Robert de Todenei, the first Norman lord of Belvoir. The CHURCH (St.Mary) is a neat structure, with a square tower, containing four bells and a clock. The latter was given by the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, in commemoration of their marriage, which was solemnised here May 29th, 1839. They also gave £30, which is invested at interest for the use of the poor. The interior of the church was fitted with a new pulpit and sittings in 1834, and the stove was the gift of E. B. Hartopp, Esq., in 1841. The rectory, valued in K. B. at £20, and in 1831, at £497, is in the patronage of the Duke of Rutland, and the incumbency of the Rev. Wm. Evans Hartopp, M.A., who has a neat residence, and 455a. of land, awarded, in lieu of tithes, at the enclosure in 1790, when 16a. 2r. 35p., was allotted for the repairs of the church, and is now let for £24. 10s. to five cottagers. The National School was built by the rector a few years go, and there is a Wesleyan Chapel. On the canal is a wharf, with large granaries, built in 1836. The poor have about £8. 8s. A year from Chester’s Charity, and the interest of £10, left by the Rev. John Major, in 1739. The parish feast is on the Sunday after September 19th.
Adcock Mr John
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