Exton Local History and Parish Records
An engraving of old Exton
In this section of the website you can find out about the history of Exton and the surrounding area. It also contains details from Parish records of births marriages and deaths dating back to the 16th century and plans of both the Parish Church graveyard and the Catholic graveyard showing where graves are located. This information was collected by a group of villagers interested in local history.
The original documents have now been placed in Leicestershire and Rutland Public Records Office. Historians and genealogists requiring further information should contact them rather than the webmaster or the Parish Clerk. You can search Leicestershire Public Records Office website by following this link http://record-office-catalogue.leics.gov.uk/CalmView/. It also contains a number of other items with links to Exton.
A very detailed history of Exton can also be found on the British History website at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/rutland/vol2/pp127-134.
An illustrated history of Exton
history (Word Document, 3 Mb)
Illustrated history of Exton
A map showing Exton's old yards with traditional names
Documents relating to Exton graveyards survey and parish records
- Exton baptisms 1597-1812 (MS Excel, 463 Kb)
Records of Exton baptisms 1597-1812
- Marriages 1597-1812 (MS Excel, 166 Kb)
Records of Exton Marriages 1597-1812
- Burials 1597-1812 (MS Excel, 339 Kb)
Record of Exton burials 1597-1812
- Complete churchyard (MS Excel, 167 Kb)
Survey of complete churchyard
- Section A plan (MS Word, 972 Kb)
Graveyard section A Plan
- Section B plan (MS Word, 1016 Kb)
Graveyard section B plan includes garden of remembrance
- Section C plan (MS Word, 947 Kb)
Graveyard Section C Plan
- Section D plan (MS Word, 997 Kb)
Graveyard Section D Plan
- section E plan (MS Excel, 53 Kb)
Graveyard plan Section E
- Section F (MS Word, 1.2 Mb)
Graveyard plan Section F
- Exton churchyard records Section A (MS Excel, 50 Kb)
Exton churchyard records Section A
- Exton churchyard records Section B (MS Excel, 53 Kb)
Exton churchyard records Section B
- Exton churchyard records Section C (MS Excel, 38 Kb)
Exton churchyard records Section C
- Exton churchyard records Section D (MS Excel, 49 Kb)
Exton churchyard records Section D
- Exton churchyard records Section E (MS Excel, 53 Kb)
Exton churchyard records Section E
- Exton churchyard records Section F (MS Excel, 31 Kb)
Exton churchyard records Section F
- Gypsy records (MS Word, 37 Kb)
Records of gypsy burials at Exton
- Church plan (MS Word, 985 Kb)
Plan of Exton Parish church
- Garden of remembrance (MS Excel, 29 Kb)
Copy of garden of remembrance Exton Churchyard
- St Thomas guide (MS Word, 40 Kb)
St Thomas of Canterbury general guide
- St Thomas memorials (MS Word, 427 Kb)
St Thomas of Canterbury memorial inscriptions
- Gainsboroughs (MS Word, 82 Kb)
St Thomas of Canterbury Gainsborough family records
- WW1 regiment burial (MS Word, 58 Kb)
Exton World War1 regimental burial
- Exton War Memorial (MS Word, 52 Kb)
Names of Exton War Memorial
Exton and Whitwell Obituary Pictures from World War 1
Exton World War 1 Roll of Honour
Main plan of Exton Catholic burial ground
Plan of Catholic burial ground section A
Plan of Catholic burial ground section B
Plan of Catholic burial ground section C
Plan of Catholic burial ground section D
Plan of Catholic burial ground Section E