In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glooston like this:
GLOOSTON, a parish in Market-Harborough district, Leicester; on an affluent of the river Welland, 3¼ miles NNW of Medbourne-Bridge r. station, and 5¼ NNE of Market-Harborough. Post town, Kibworth-Harcourt, under Leicester. Acres, 660. Real property, £1, 440. Pop., 157. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £180.* Patron, the Earl of Cardigan. The church is of the 13th century. There are some small charities.
Glooston through time
Glooston is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glooston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glooston, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10842
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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