Religious Lei Leicestershire Religious Timeline

DateEvent
1651Friar Lane Baptist Church, Leicester, established
1703Joseph Donisthorpe born at Stanton-under-Bardon
1707Lady Selina Shirley, later Countess of Huntingdon, born in Ashby
1714Samuel Deacon born. Later became baptist preacher at Barton
1740First evangelical preaching in Charnwood Forest
1741John Wesley preaches at Melbourne and Markfield
1741Samuel Deacon purchases a house in Ratby and preaches there
1742John Taylor accompanies John Wesley on preaching tour of the north of England
1743John Taylor preaches at Barton in the Beans
1745Chapel built at Barton in the Beans
1746Samuel Deacon, junior, born
1750First Baptist meeting place built at Melbourne
1755First Baptist meeting place built at Kegworth
1760Barton divides into Melbourne, Kegworth, Kirby Woodhouse (Notts) & L'borough churches
1760'sBaptists meet at Hugglescote, Ibstock, Whitick, Stanton-under-Bardon & Hinckley
1766Joseph Donisthorpe & Samuel Deacon, jnr, move to Loughborough
1774Joseph Donisthorpe dies in Loughborough
1774Joseph Goadby born at Market Bosworth
1777Samuel Deacon, jnr, preaches his first sermon at Barton
1779Barlestone church established
1779Samuel Deacon, jnr, becomes co-pastor at Barton with his father
1782Samuel Deacon moves to Barton in the Beans
1784Samuel Deacon, jnr, publishes a volume of his hymns
1791Countess of Huntingdon dies in London, aged 84
1794Market Bosworth church established
1795John Aldridge, Barton Evangelist, dies
1795Francis Smith, preacher at Melbourne, dies there
1796Bagworth church established
1799Joseph Goadby becomes preacher at Packington
1800Congerstone church established
1800Joseph Goadby starts preaching in a room in the Malt Shovel yard, Ashby
1801Barton chapel enlarged
1802Chapel opened in Mill Lane, Ashby
1808Joseph Goadby ordained to the pastorate of Ashby & Packington churches
1808Thomas Cook born
1809Barton chapel enlarged
1811Measham church established
1812Samuel Deacon dies and is buried in Barton in the Beans chapel
1816Samuel Deacon, jnr, dies at Barton
1817New chapel built at Ashby
1823Measham chapel enlarged
1828Thomas Cook starts preaching in the Midlands
1831Newbold Verdon church established
1832New Baptist chapel built at Packington
1841New Baptist chapel built at Barton in the Beans
1841Joseph Goadby dies at Packington
1841Thomas Cook organises first public excursion from Leicester to Loughborough
1845Leicester Particular Baptist Chapel opens
1882Sunday School Memorial Hall erected by Thomas Cook in Archdeacon Lane, Leicester
1889Thomas Cook produces "The Barton Memorials: Works of Samuel Deacon"
1927St Martin's Church becomes Leicester Cathedral