In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thrussington like this:
THRUSSINGTON, a parish, with a village, in Barrow-upon-Soar district, Leicester; on the river Wreak, ½ a mile N of Rearsby r. station, and 7½ WSW of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post-office under Leicester. Acres, 2,200. Real property, £4,113. Pop., 574. Houses, 136. The manor is divided among four. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £240.* Patron, Mrs. Bishop. The church was repaired in 1836. There are three dissenting chapels, a slightly endowed school, and charities £11.
Thrussington through time
Thrussington is now part of Charnwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Charnwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thrussington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thrussington, in Charnwood and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11341
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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