Welcome to Littlethorpe, Leicestershire - A Village History Archive !

Welcome to a growing archive dedicated to the history of Littlethorpe, Leicestershire.

From being a village lad here in the 1950’s, I have researched the people, buildings, businesses and landscape of the village, bringing together information from census returns, trade directories, newspapers, maps, photographs, wills, land tax records and many other original sources.

Whether you are researching your family history, tracing the history of a house, or simply interested in the story of Littlethorpe, I hope you will find this archive informative and enjoyable.

The archive is continually expanding as new discoveries are made and additional articles are published.

Please explore the archive and return regularly to see the latest additions.

If you have photographs, documents or memories of Littlethorpe that you would be willing to share, I would be delighted to hear from you.