Description
Luffenham, North, a village and a parish in Rutland. The village stands near the river Chater, three-quarters of a mile NW of Luffenham station on the Midland and London and North-Western Eailway Joint line, and 6 1/2 miles SW of Stamford, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Stamford. The parish comprises 2034 acres; population, 412. The manor and much of the land belong to the Earl of Ancaster. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; gross value, £624 with residence. Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church is a building of stone in the Gothic style, has a tower and spire, and contains a brass of Archdeacon Johnson, founder of the Oakham and Uppingham grammar schools. Charities, £120, a portion of which is applied to educational purposes.
We have transcribed the Rutland pages from Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland, 1929, and you can view the entry for North Luffenham which contains further infomation and lists of residents etc.
