A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
PRESTWOLD, a township and a parish in Loughborough district, Leicester. The township lies on an affluent of the river Soar, near the boundary with Notts, 2½ miles E N E of Loughborough r. station; and has awall letter-box under Loughborough. Real property, £1, 937. Pop., 72. Houses, 19. The parish contains also the townships of Hoton, Cotes, and Burton-on-the-Wolds. Acres, 4, 720. Real property, £10,026. Pop., 969. Houses, 215. The manor with Prestwold Hallbelongs to Col.W. Packe. Burton Hall is the seat of Lord A. St. Maur. The living is a donative, united with the p. curacy of Hoton, in the diocese of Peterborough. The parish church is a handsome edifice, with a tower; and contains monuments of the Packes. Hotonchurch was rebuilt in 1837. There are two Wesleyan chapels, an endowed school with £37 a year, and charities £7.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
Linked entities: | |
---|---|
Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Prestwold AP/CP Loughborough RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
Place: | Prestwold |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.