In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pickwell like this:
PICKWELL, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; adjacent to Rutland, 6 miles W N W of Oakham r. station. It contains the hamlet of Leesthorpe; and its post town is Oakham. Acres, 1, 480. Real property, £3, 713. Pop., 169. Houses, 33. The manor of P. belongs to the Earl of Gainsborough; and that of Leesthorpe, with L. ...
Hall, to A. Smith, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £527.* Patron, the Earl of Gainsborough. The church is a neatbuilding, with a tower. There are a parochial school and charities £6. Dr. Cave, the author of " Lives of the Apostles" and other works, was a native.
Pickwell through time
Pickwell is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pickwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pickwell, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11214
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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