We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Leicestershire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode. 1974 Local Government re-organisation changed many historic county boundaries. This site consistently uses the pre 1974 boundaries. The UK Census has been taken every 10 years since 1841 and is made public after 100 years.
Many societies publish booklets giving details of the census in towns and villages in their area.
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