In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaton like this:
EATON, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on the river Devon, 7 miles N of Saxby r. station, and 8 NE by N of Melton-Mowbray. Post town, Branstone, under Grantham. Acres, 2, 470. Real property, £2, 771. Pop., 421. Houses, 92. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £83. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is a neat building, with tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £32.
Eaton through time
Eaton is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaton, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10730
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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