In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grimston like this:
GRIMSTON, a parish in Melton Mowbray district, Leicester; on the Wolds, 4 miles N of Kirby r. station, and 5 WNW of Melton Mowbray. Post town, MeltonMowbray. Acres, 920. Real property, £1, 726. Pop., 190. house, 39. The manor, with most of the land, belongs to the Earl of Aylesford. The living is a vicarage, under the vicarage of Rothley, in the diocese of Peterboringh. Value, £43. Patron, the Vicar of Rothley. The church is old; has an embattled tower; and was recently in disrepair. Charities, £13.
Grimston through time
Grimston is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grimston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grimston, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10850
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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