| Name | Atterton |
| Type | Hamlet, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 52.57°N 1.48°W |
| Located in | Leicestershire, England |
| See also | Sparkenhoe Hundred, Leicestershire, England | hundred in which the parish was included | | Witherley, Leicestershire, England | parish in which it is a hamlet | | Market Bosworth Rural, Leicestershire, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1936 | | Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Atterton is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth District of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of approximately 40 people.
Since 1935 Atterton has been part of the civil parish of Witherley. From 1894 until 1935 it was a separate civil parish in the Market Bosworth Rural District.
A History of Britain through Time provides the following description of Atterton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "ATTERTON, a hamlet in Witherley parish, Leicester: 3 miles E by N of Atherstone. Real property: £1,184. Population: 78. Houses: 17."
Research Tips
- From this Findmypast page you can browse the Leicestershire parishes which have parish register transcripts online.
- From this Ancestry page you can browse the Leicestershire parishes which have parish register transcripts online.
- For both of the above sites, a subscription is charged. Transcriptions of these records may also be available free of charge on the FamilySearch website.
- A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Leicestershire.
Categories: Leicestershire, England | Atterton, Leicestershire, England | Witherley, Leicestershire, England | Sparkenhoe Hundred, Leicestershire, England | Market Bosworth Rural, Leicestershire, England | Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, England |
