In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glen Parva like this:
GLENN-PARVA, a township in Aylestone parish, Leicestershire; on the river Soar and the Union canal, 4 miles SSW of Leicester. Real property, £1, 894. Pop., 119. Houses, 30.
Glen Parva through time
Glen Parva is now part of Leicester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Leicester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glen Parva itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glen Parva, in Leicester and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10838
Date accessed: 23rd April 2025
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