In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Keyham like this:
KEYHAM, or KEAME, a township-chapelry in Rothley parish, Leicestershire; on an affluent of the river Soar, 5½ miles E by N of Leicester r. station. Posttown, Leicester. Acres, 940. Real property, £1, 768. Pop., 122. Houses, 33. The manor belongs to the trustees of the late Sir James Parker: and much of the land, with the Old Hall, belongs to T. Miles, Esq. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Rothley, in the diocese of Peterborongh. The church is old but good, and has a tower. Charities, £42; of which £15 are to a school.
Keyham through time
Keyham is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Keyham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Keyham, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10963
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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