In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Allexton like this:
ALEXTON, a parish in Billesdon district, Leicester; on the river Eye, 3 miles W by N of Uppingham, and 6 NW of Medbourne Bridge r. station. Post Town, Uppingham. Acres, 997; but only 76 arable. Real property, £1,797. Pop., 67. Houses, 15. The property is divided among a few. Alexton Hall, now a farm house, was till lately a seat of Lord Berners. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £140.* Patron, Lord Berners. The church was restored in 1863.
Allexton through time
Allexton is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Allexton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Allexton, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10563
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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