Protestant Nonconformity in Gilmorton

Gilmorton is a village in south-west Leicestershire, about three miles north-east of the town of Lutterworth. No illegal religious meetings were recorded here in 1669,[1] but by 1676, 16 nonconformists were noted in the village.[2] By 1706 there were 86 families living in the village, and rector Thomas Welshman recorded ‘Among these there is no … Continue reading Protestant Nonconformity in Gilmorton