Post Office Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland in the year 1855 on CD ROM.

It provides details for many of the local inhabitants although not the whole population of any given town or village, it shows a variety of people from Butchers to Bakers, Cabinet Makers, Builders, Publicans etc, etc

Anyone with an interest in Leicestershire & Rutland circa 1855 may well find this CD extremely useful in their research.

areas covered

AB KETTLEBY - ALDGATE - ALLEXTON - ALTON GRANGE - ANSTEY - ANSTEY PASTURES - APPLEBY (GREAT) - APPLEBY (LITTLE) - ARNESBY - ASFORDBY - ASHBY FOLVILLE - ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH - ASHBY (GREAT) - ASHBY (LITTLE) - ASHBY PARVA - ASHWELL - ASTON FLAMVILLE - ATTERTON - AYLESTONE - AYSTON

BAGGRAVE - BAGWORTH - BARDON - BARDON HILL - BARKBY - BARKBY THORPE - BARKSTONE - BARLESTONE - BARRON'S PARK - BARROW - BARROWDEN - BARROW ON SOAR - BARSBY - BARTON IN THE BEANS - BARWELL - BEAUMANOR - BEAUMONT LEYS - BEE HILL - BEEBY - BELGRAVE - BELMESTHORPE - BELTON - BELVOIR - BERGHDON - BESCABY - BILLESDON - BILSTON - BIRSTALL - BISBROOKE - BITTESBY - BITTESWELL - BLABY - BLACKFORDBY - BLASTON ST GILES - BLASTON ST MICHAEL - BOOTHORPE - BOTCHESTON - BOTTESFORD - BOWDEN (GREAT) - BOWDEN (MAGNA) - BRADLEY - BRANSTON - BRASCOTE - BRAUNSTON - BRAUNSTONE - BRAVENSTON - BREEDON ON THE HILL - BRENTINGBY - BRINGHURST - BROADGATE PARK - BROCK - BROOKE - BROOKSBY - BROUGHTON ASTLEY - BRUNTINGTHORPE - BUCKMINSTER - BURBAGE - BURLEY - BURLEY ON THE HILL - BURROUGH ON THE HILL - BURROW - BURTON LAZARS - BURTON ON THE WOLDS - BURTON OVERY - BUSHBY

CADEBY - CALDECOTT - CALTHORPE - CARLTON - CARLTON CURLIEU - CASTERTON (GREAT) - CASTERTON (LITTLE) - CASTLE DONINGTON - CATTER'S LODGE - CATTHORPE - CHADWELL - CHARLEY - CHARNWOOD - CHURCH LANGTON - CHURCHTOWN - CLAXTON - CLAWSON - CLAYBROOKE (GREAT) - CLAYBROOKE (LITTLE) - CLIPSHAM - CLOCK MILL - COALVILLE - COLD NEWTON - COLD OVERTON - COLEORTON - COLLEY HILL - COPT OAKS - CONGERSTON - COSBY - COSSINGTON - COSTON - COTES - COTES DE VAL - COTTESBACH - COTTESMORE - COUNTESTHORPE - CRANHOE - CROFT - CROPSTON - CROXTON - CROXTON KERRIAL

DADLINGTON - DALBY (GREAT) - DALBY (LITTLE) - DALBY MAGNA - DALBY ON THE WOLDS - DESFORD - DISEWORTH - DISHLEY - DONINGTON - DRAYTON - DRY STOKE - DUNTON BASSETT

EARL SHILTON - EAST LANGTON - EAST NORTON - EASTHORPE - EASTON (GREAT) - EASTWELL - EATON - EDITH WESTON - EDMONDTHORPE - EGLETON - ELMSTHORPE - EMPINGHAM - ENDERBY - ESSENDINE - EVINGTON - EXENTUNE - EXTON

FENNY DRAYTON - FLECKNEY - FLITLAND - FOSTON - FOXTON - FREEBY - FREEGATES - FRISBY - FRISBY ON THE THE WREAK - FROLESWORTH - FROWLESWORTH

GADDESBY - GALBY - GARENDON PARK - GARTHORPE - GAULBY - GEESTON - GILMORTON - GLASTON - GLAYSTON - GLOOSTON - GLEN (GREAT) - GLEN PARVA - GLENFIELD - GLENFIELD FIRTH - GNOUSALE - GOADBY - GOADBY MARWOOD - GODEBY - GRACE DIEU - GREAT APPLEBY - GREAT ASHBY - GREAT BOWDEN - GREAT CASTERTON - GREAT CLAYBROOKE - GREAT DALBY - GREAT EASTON - GREAT GLEN - GREAT PEATLING - GREAT STRETTON - GREAT WIGSTON - GREETHAM - GRIFFYDAM - GRIMSTONE - GROBY - GROOBY - GUMLEY

HALLFIELDS - HALSTEAD - HAMBLETON - HANGING HILL - HARBY - HARDWICK - HARSTON - HATHERN - HEATHLAND - HEATHEND - HEMINGTON - HIGH LEES - HIGHAM ON THE HILL - HILL TOP - HILLATON - HINCKLEY - HOBY - HOLT - HOLT'S LANE - HOLWELL - HORN - HORNEFIELD - HORNINGHOLD - HOSE - HOTON - HOUGHTON ON THE HILL - HUGGLESCOTE - HUMBERSTONE - HUNCOTE - HUNGERTON - HUSBAND'S BOSWORTH - HYDES PASTURES

IBSTOCK - ILSTON ON THE HILL - INGARSBY - INGTHORPE - ISLEY WALTON

KEGWORTH - KELTHORPE - KETTON - KEYHAM - KIBWORTH - KIBWORTH BEAUCHAMP - KILBY - KILWARDBY - KILWORTH (SOUTH) - KILWORTH (NORTH) - KIMCOTE - KING'S HILL LODGE - KING'S NORTON - KIRBY BELLARS - KIRBY FIRTH - KIRBY MUXLOE - KIRKBY MALLORY - KNAPTOFT - KNAPTOFT IN WALTON - KNAPTON - KNIGHTON - KNIGHTTHOPRE - KNIPTON - KNOSSINGTON

LANGHAM - LAUGHTON - LAUNDE - LEESTHORPE - LEICESTER - LEICESTER FRITH - LEIGHFIELD FOREST - LEIRE - LIDDINGTON - LINDLEY - LINDRIDGE - LITTLE APPLEBY - LITTLE ASHBY - LITTLE CASTERTON - LITTLE CLAYBROOKE - LITTLE DALBY - LITTLE PEATLING - LITTLE STRETTON - LITTLE WIGSTON - LITTLETHORPE - LITTLEWORTH - LOCKINGTON - LODDINGTON - LONG CLAWSON - LONG WHATTON - LOSEBY - LOUGHBOROUGH - LOWESBY - LUBBESTHORPE - LUBBENHAM - LUFFENHAM (NORTH) - LUFFENHAM (SOUTH) - LUTTERWORTH - LYNDON

MANTON - MAPLEWELL - MAREFIELD - MARKET BOSWORTH - MARKET OVERTON - MARKET HARBOROUGH - MARKFIELD - MARTINSTHORPE - MASTROP - MEDBOURNE - MELTON MOWBRAY - MISTERTON - MOORTOWN - MORCOTT - MOUNTSORREL - MOWSLEY - MUSSON - MUSTON

NAILSTONE - NARBOROUGH - NETHER CLAYBROOKE - NETHER BROUGHTON - NETHER SEAL - NEVILL HOLT - NEW PARKS - NEWBOLB - NEWBOLD DE VERDUN - NEWBOLD SAUCY - NEWTON BURGOLAND - NEWTON HARCOURT - NEWTON NETHERCOTE - NEWTOWN LINFORD - NEWTOWN UNTHANK - NORMANTON - NORMANTON LE HEATH - NORMANTON  THORNES - NORMANTON TURVILLE - NORTH KILWORTH - NORTH LUFFENHAM - NORRIS HILL - NORTON BY GALBY - NORTON JUXTA TWYCROSS - NOSELEY

OADBY - OAKHAM - ODESTONE - OLD FRISBY - ORTHORP - ORTON ON THE HILL - OSBASTON - OSGATHORPE - OVER CLAYBROOKE - OVER SEAL - OWSTON

PACKINGTON - PEATLING (GREAT) - PEATLING (LITTLE) - PEATLING MAGNA - PEATLING PARVA - PECKLETON - PEGG'S GREEN - PICKERING GRANGE - PICKWELL - PICKWORTH - PILTON - PLUNGAR - POULTNEY - PRESTLEY HILL - PRESTON - PRESTWOLD - PRIMETHORPE

QUENBY - QUENIBOROUGH - QUORN - QUORNDON

RAGDALE - RANKSBOROUGH - RATBY - RATCLIFFE CULEY - RATCLIFFE ON THE WREAK - RAVENSTONE - REARSBY - REDMILE - RIDLINGTON - ROLLESTON - ROPER'S HILL - ROTHERBY - ROTHLEY - ROTHLEY TEMPLE - ROWDEN - RYHALL

SADDINGTON - SALTBY - SAPCOTE - SAXBY - SAXELBY - SCALFORD - SCRAPTOFT - SEAGRAVE - SEATON - SEWSTERN - SHACKERSTONE - SHADUXLE - SHANGTON - SHANKTON - SHARNFORD - SHAW LANE - SHAWELL - SHEARSBY - SHEPSHEAD - SHEEPY MAGNA - SHEEPY PARVA - SHENTON - SHOBY - SIBSON - SIBSTONE - SILEBY - SIX HILLS - SKEFFINGTON - SKETCHLEY - SLAWSTON - SMEETON - SNARESTON - SNIBSTON - SOMERBY - SOUTH CROXTON - SOUTH KILWORTH - SOUTH LUFFENHAM - SOUTH MARDEFIELD - SPROXTON - STANTON UNDER BARDON - STAPLEFORD - STAPLETON - STATHERN - STAUNTON HAROLD - STAUNTON WYVILLE - STOCKERSTON - STOKE GOLDING - STONESBY - STONEY STANTON - STOUGHTON - STRTTON - STRETTON (GREAT) - STRETTON (LITTLE) - STRETTON MAGNA - STRETTON PARVA - SUTTON CHAINELL - SUTTON CHEBNEY - SUTTON IN THE ELMS - SWANNINGTON - SWEETHILL OAK - SWEPSTONE - SWINFORD - SWITHLAND - SYSONBY - SYSTON

TEIGH - THEDDINGWORTH - THISTLETON - THORNTON - THORPE - THORPE ARCH - THORPE ARNOLD - THORPE LANGTON - THORPE SATCHVILLE - THREE SHIRE BUSH - THRINGSTONE - THRUSSINGTON - THURCASTON - THURLASTON - THURMASTON - THURNBY - TICKENCOTE - TILTON ON THE HILL - TINWELL - TIXOVER - TOLTHORPE - TONGE - TOOLEY PARK - TUGBY - TUR LANGTON - TWYCROSS - TWYFORD

ULLESTHORPE - ULVERSCROFT - UPPER FIELD - ULVERSCROFT - UPPINGHAM - UPTON

WALCOTE - WALTHAM ON THE WOLDS - WALTON IN KNAPTOFT - WALTON ON THE WOLDS - WANLIP - WARDLEY - WARREN HILL - WARTNABY - WELBY - WELHAM - WELLSBOROUGH - WEST LANGTON - WHATTON LONG - WHATBOROUGH - WHETSTONE - WHISSENDINE - WHITWELL - WHITWICK - WHYCOMB - WICHINGEDINE - WIGHTWELL - WIGSTON - WIGSTON (LITTLE) - WIGSTON MAGNA - WIGSTON PARVA - WILLOUGHBY WATERLESS - WILSON - WING - WISTOW - WITHCOT - WITHERLEY - WOODEN BOX - WOODHOUSE - WOODHOUSE EAVES - WOODTHORPE - WOODVILLE - WORTHINGTON - WOULDS - WREAKDALE - WYCOMBE - WYFORDBY - WYKEHAM - WYKIN - WYMESWOULD - WYMONDHAM - WYVERBY