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ANSTEY, a chapelry in Thurcaston parish, Leicester; on a branch of the river Soar, near Swannington railway, 4 miles NW of Leicester. It has a post office under Leicester. Acres, about 1,400. Real property, £3,144. Pop., 734. Houses, 174. The manor belonged to Ulverscroft Abbey; and went to the Greys of Groby. The living is a rectory in the dio. of Peterborough. Value, £150. The church was recently rebuilt, but retains an ancient tower. There are three dissenting chapels, a national school, and charities £41.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Anstey Ch/CP Thurcaston AP/CP Leicestershire AncC |
Place: | Anstey |
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