In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Willoughby on the Wolds like this:
WILLOUGHBY-ON-THE-WOLDS, a parish, with a village, in the district of Loughborough and county of Nottingham; on the Fosse way, 7 miles ENE of Loughborough r. station. Post town, Loughborough. Acres, 2,080. Real property, £3,739. Pop., 573. Houses, 134. The property is subdivided. Many Roman remains have been found; and the Roman Verometum is thought by some antiquaries to have been here. ...
A battle, between the royalists and the parliamentarians, was fought in 1648 on Willoughby field. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £87.* Patron, T. Dodson, Esq. The church is old, and has a tower and spire. There are a national school, and charities £8.
Willoughby on the Wolds through time
Willoughby on the Wolds is now part of Rushcliffe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rushcliffe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Willoughby on the Wolds itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Willoughby on the Wolds, in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7817
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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