In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rolleston like this:
ROLLESTON, a chapelry in Billesdon parish, Leicester; 1¾ mile S S E of Billesdon, and 5¾ N E of Kibworth r. station. Post-town, Billesdon, under Leicester. Pop., 42. Houses, 10. The manor, with R. Hall, belongs to Mrs. Heap. The living is annexed to the vicarage of Billesdon. The church is good; and on the S side ofit is a well-preserved ancient cross.
Rolleston through time
Rolleston is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rolleston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rolleston, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11240
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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