In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chadwell like this:
CHADWELL, or Caldwell, a chapelry in Rothley parish, Leicester; near the Salt way, 5 miles NNW of Saxby r. station, and 5 NE of Melton-Mowbray. Post Town, Scalford, under Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1,730. Pop., 139. Houses, 27. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Rothley, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is good, and has a tower.
Chadwell through time
Chadwell is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chadwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chadwell, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11383
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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