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ASHBY-MAGNA, a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester; 2 miles ESE of Broughton-Astley r. station, and 4 N by E of Lutterworth. Post Town, Leire under Lutterworth. Acres, 1,720. Real property, £2,881. Pop., 315. Houses, 65. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £200.* Patron, the Earl of Aylesford The church was restored in 1861.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Ashby Magna AP/CP Lutterworth RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
Place: | Ashby Magna |
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