A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
KILWORTH (NORTH), a village and a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester. The village stands near the Grand Union canal, the river Avon, and the boundary with Northampton, ½ a mile W of Welford r. station and 5 E by S of Lutterworth; and has a post office under Rugby. The parish comprises 2, 230 acres. Real property, £4, 287. Pop., 409. Houses, 96. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Sir Alexander Dixie. The parish is a meet for the Pytchley hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Valne, £583.* Patrons, the Representatives of the late Capt. Belgrave. The church was restored, and partly rebuilt, in 1865; has a low tower, with a spire; and contains a new carved oak lectern, and a new stone and marble font. There are a national school, and charities £28.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | North Kilworth AP/CP Lutterworth RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place names: | KILWORTH | KILWORTH NORTH | NORTH KILWORTH |
| Place: | North Kilworth |
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