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.
SAXELBY, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 2¼ miles N N W of Kirby r. station, and 4 W N W of Melton-Mowbray. Post-town, Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1, 290. Real property, £1, 244. Pop., 120. Houses, 24. The manor belongs to the Earl of Aylesford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £227.* Patron, the Earl of Aylesford. The church is old but good, and has a tower and spire. There are a national school, and charities £16.
(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: | Saxelby AP/CP Melton Mowbray RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Saxelby |
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