In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Twycross like this:
TWYCROSS, a parish in Market-Bosworth district, Leicester; 5¼ miles NNE of Atherstone r. station. It has a post-office‡ under Atherstone. Acres, 1,350. Real property, £3,002. Pop., 336. Houses, 69. The manor belongs to Earl Howe. The living is a donative in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £130.* Patron, Earl Howe. The church is old but good. There is a national school.
Twycross through time
Twycross 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 Twycross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Twycross, in Hinckley and Bosworth and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11349
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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