In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bilstone like this:
BILSTONE, a township in Norton-juxta-Twycross parish, Leicester: adjacent to the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal 3 miles NW of Market-Bosworth Acres, 570. Real property, £1,279. Pop., 116. Houses, 25.
Bilstone through time
Bilstone 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 Bilstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bilstone, in Hinckley and Bosworth and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10618
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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