In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Littlethorpe like this:
LITTLETHORPE, a hamlet in Cosby and Narborough parishes, Leicestershire; on the river Soar, 5¼ miles SW by S of Leicester. Acres, about 500. Pop., 334. The manor belongs to W. Herrick, Esq.
Additional information about this locality is available for Cosby
Littlethorpe through time
Littlethorpe is now part of Blaby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Blaby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Littlethorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Littlethorpe, in Blaby and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25156
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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