In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blaston like this:
BLASTON, two parishes-B.-St. Giles and B.-St. Michael in the district of Uppingham and county of Leicester; 3 miles N of Medbourne Bridge r. station, and 5½ W by S of Uppingham. Post Town, Hallaton, under Uppingham. Acres, 1,267. Real property, £2,404. Pop. of B.-St. Giles, 25. Houses, 6. ...
Pop. of B.-St. Michael, 68. Houses, 15. The property is subdivided. B.-St. Giles is a donative rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £213. Patron, the Rev. G. O. Fenwicke. The church is good. B.-St. Michael is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Hallaton. Charities, £10.
Blaston through time
Blaston is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blaston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blaston, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10628
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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