In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lubenham like this:
LUBBENHAM, a village and a parish in MarketHarborough district, Leicester. The village stands on the river Welland, adjacent to the Rugby and Stamford railway, at the boundary with Northampton, 2½ miles W of Market-Harborough r. station; and has a post office under Rugby. The parish is traversed by the Grand Union canal, and comprises 2,400 acres. ...
Real property, £4,815. Pop., 640. Houses, 144. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to T. T. Paget, Esq.; Lubbenham Hall and Papillon Hall, to the Earl of Hopetoun. There are traces of a Roman camp of 8 acres. The weaving of carriage and livery lace is carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £125. Patron, T. T. Paget, Esq. The church is early English; comprises nave, aisles, chancel, and S porch, with a tower; includes a chantry, formerly separate from the main body, but lately thrown open to it; and contains a kind of shrine, in memory of its founder. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £29. The national school was erected in 1858, at a cost of £1,225; and is a handsome edifice, in the pointed style.
Lubenham through time
Lubenham is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lubenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lubenham, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11140
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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