In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wymondham like this:
WYMONDHAM, a parish, with a village, in Melton-Mowbrav district, Leicester; 1¾ mile NE of Whissendine r. station, and 6½ E of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post-office under Oakham. Acres, 2,852. Real property, £5,953. Pop., 851. Houses, 180. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £500.* The church is cruciform, with W tower and spire; and was interiorly restored in 1864. There are an Independent chapel, an endowed grammar-school with £150 a year, and a national school for girls. .
Wymondham through time
Wymondham is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wymondham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wymondham, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11387
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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