A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
MEDBOURNE, a village, a township, and a parish in the district of Uppingham and county of Leicester. The village stands on a rivulet near its influx to the river Welland at the boundary with Northamptonshire, and under a hill near the site of a Roman station on the Via Devana, 1 mile NNE of Medbourne-Bridge r. station, and 6¼ NE of Market-Harborough; and has a post office under Market-Harborough. The township extends bevond the village, over. the greater part of the parish. Real property, £3,517. Pop., 580. Houses, 119. The parish includes also the township of Holt. Pop. of the whole, 613. Houses, 128 'T he property is divided among a. few. The manor belongs to Cosmo Nevill, Esq. A Roman pavement, coins, pottery, and other relics have been found at Medenborough, the site of the Roman station. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Holt, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £630.* Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, S aisle, transepts, and chancel, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a free school with £32 a year from endowment, and charities £56.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Medbourne CP/AP Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Medbourne |
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