In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cotesbach like this:
COTTESBACH, a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester; adjacent to Watling-street and the boundary with Warwick, 1¾ mile SSW of Lutterworth, and 4 SE by S of Ullesthorpe r. station. It has a post office under Lutterworth. Acres, 1, 227. Real property, £2, 327. Pop., 125. Houses, 23. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £282.* Patron, the Rev. R. Marriott. The church is old but good, and has a tower. Wells, the author of the "Geography of the Bible, " was rector.
Cotesbach through time
Cotesbach is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cotesbach itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cotesbach, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10709
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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