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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.
PECKLETON, a village and a parish in Market-Bosworth district, Leicester. The village stands 2¾ miles S W of Desford r. station, and 4¼ S E of Market-Bosworth. The parish contains also the hamlet of Tooley-Park; and its post town is Hinckley. Acres, with Knoll and Bassett-House extra-parochial tract, 2,020. Real property, £4, 374. Pop. of P. alone, 378. Houses, 75. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Lord Lovelace. P. Hall is the seat of T. Jee, Esq.; and P. House, of Mrs. Mayne. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £474.* Patron, the Rev. T. E. Chataway. The church is old but good, and has a tower and spire. Charities, £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Peckleton AP/CP Market Bosworth RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Peckleton |
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