In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aston Flamville like this:
ASTON-FLAMVILLE, a township and a parish in Hinckley district, Leicester. The township lies near the river Soar, the Fosse-way, and Watling-street, 3¼ miles ESE of Hinckley r. station, and 9 NW of Lutterworth. Real property, £1,876. Pop., 81. Houses, 15. The parish includes also the chapelry of Burbage and the hamlet of Sketchley. ...
Post Town, Hinckley. Acres, 4,570. Real property, £9,601. Pop., 1,946. Houses, 431. The living is a rectory, united with the curacy of Burbage, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £878.* Patron, Countess Cowper. The church is ancient, and was partly restored in 1855. Charities, £22.
Aston Flamville through time
Aston Flamville is now part of Hinckley and Bosworth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hinckley and Bosworth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aston Flamville itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aston Flamville, in Hinckley and Bosworth and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10582
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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