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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SNARESTONE, a parish, with a village, in Ashby-de -la-Zouch district, Leicester; 4¾ miles S by W of Ashby r. station. Post town, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Acres, 1,325. Real property, £3,604. Pop., 355. Houses, 80. The manor belongs to J. Gurdon, Esq. S. Lodge is the residence of M. Tunnicliff, Esq. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Swepstone. The church is old but good. There are an endowed school and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Snarestone Ch/CP Ashby de la Zouch RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Snarestone |
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