In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rosliston like this:
ROSLISTON, a parish, with a village, in the district of Burton-upon-Trent and county of Derby; 2¾ miles W S W of Gresley r. station, and 4½ S by W of Burton-upon-Trent. It has a post-office under Burton-upon-Trent. Acres, 1, 197. Real property, £2, 556. Pop., 382. Houses, 85. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Sir H. M. Desvœux, Bart. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £200.* Patron, the Rev. J. Sutton. The church is good, and has a spire. There are a Baptist chapel and a parochial school.
Rosliston through time
Rosliston is now part of South Derbyshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Derbyshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rosliston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rosliston in South Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4836
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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