In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shearsby like this:
SHEARSBY, a chapelry, with a village, in Knaptoft parish, Leicester; 4 miles S S W of Glen r. station, and 6¾ N E of Lutterworth. It has a post-office under Rug-by, an inn, and a mineral spring. Real property, £2, 411. Pop., 306. Houses, 73. The living is annexed to Knap-toft. The church is good, and serves for the entire parish.
Shearsby through time
Shearsby is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shearsby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shearsby, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11269
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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