Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Kegworth

Kegworth, small town, par., and township with ry. sta. (in Notts, 1 mile E.), Leicestershire, on left bank of river Soar, 3 miles S. of Trent Junction and 5½ miles NW. of Loughborough-par., 2260 ac., pop. 2168; town and township, pop. 2142; P.O., T.O.; has basket-making, malting, and brewing; at Kegworth the river Soar is crossed by a stone bridge.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "small town, parish, and township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Kegworth CP/AP       Leicestershire AncC
Place: Kegworth

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