In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shoby like this:
SHOBY, an extra-parochial tract in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 4½ miles WNW of Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 710. Real property, £1,149. Pop., 39. Houses, 5.
Shoby through time
Shoby is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shoby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shoby, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11276
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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