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ASHBY-PARVA, or Little Ashby, a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester; 1½ mile NE of Ullesthorpe r. station, and 3½ NNW of Lutterworth. It has a post office, of the name of Ashby-Parva, under Lutterworth. Acres, 1,357. Real property, £2,742. Pop., 160. Houses, 46. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £260.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. Charities, £187 of which £150 belong to an almshouse and a school.
(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 Parva Parish Lutterworth Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place names: | ASHBY PARVA | ASHBY PARVA OR LITTLE ASHBY | LITTLE ASHBY |
| Place: | Ashby Parva |
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