| Name | Gilroe |
| Alt names | Gilroes | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | Extra parochial area, Civil parish |
| Located in | Leicestershire, England |
| See also | West Goscote Hundred, Leicestershire, England | hundred in which the parish was included | | Barrow upon Soar Rural, Leicestershire, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1935 | | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | city into which it was absorbed in 1935 | | Leicester District, Leicestershire, England | unitary authority since 1997 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Gilroe from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "GILROE, or Gilroes, an extra-parochial tract in Barrow-upon-Soar [registration] district, Leicester. Real property: £503. Population: 12. Houses: 2."
Gilroe or Gilroes became a civil parish in 1858 and was part of the Barrow upon Soar Rural District from 1894 until 1935 when it was absorbed into the city of Leicester.
There is no article in Wikipedia, but mention is made of two Victoria Cross winners buried at Gilroes Crematorium, Leicester.
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 | Gilroe, Leicestershire, England | West Goscote Hundred, Leicestershire, England | Barrow upon Soar Rural, Leicestershire, England | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | Leicester District, Leicestershire, England |
