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.
HOBY, a village and a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester. The village stands on the river wreak, adjacent to Brooksby r. station, 6 miles W by S of Melton-Mowbray; and has a post office under Leicester. The parish comprises 1, 060 acres. Real property, £2, 900. Pop., 369. Houses, 79. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Thomas Paget, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Rotherby, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £800. * Patron, Mrs. A. Beresford. The church comprises nave and aisles, with a tower and spire; and was restored in 1856. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £20.
(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: | Hoby CP/AP Melton Mowbray RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Hoby |
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