In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eastwell like this:
EASTWELL, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on the Wolds, 6½ miles NNE of Melton-Mowbray town and r. station. It has a post office under Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1, 346. Real property, £2, 081. Pop., 160. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £372.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is tolerable; and there is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Eastwell through time
Eastwell is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eastwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eastwell, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10729
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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