Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for IBSTOCK

IBSTOCK, a village, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict in Derbyshire. The village stands near the source of the river Anker, 2 miles S W of Bar don r. station, and 4¼ N of Market-Bosworth; is well built; contains some good shops; and has a post office‡ under Ashby-de-la-Zouch.-The township includes the village, is in Market-Bosworth district, and comprises 2, 257 acres. Real property, £7, 655; of which £750 are in mines, and £396 in railways. The parish contains also Hugglescote and Donington township, in Ashby-de-la-Zouch district; and comprises 4, 846 acres. Real property, £12, 759; of which £940 are in mines, and £411 in railways. Pop., 2, 334. Houses, 520. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Earl Howe. A branch mining railway comes hither from the Swannington railway. Coal is worked at the depth of 450 feet; bricks and tiles are made; and freestone abounds. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelries of Hugglescote and Donington, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £1, 150.* Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church is old; has a tower and spire; and was recently in disrepair. The p. curacy of Colville is a separate benefice. There are chapels for Baptists and Methodists, a national school, and a British school. Archbishop Land was rector.—The sub-district contains Ibstock township, three entire parishes, and parts of three others; and is in Market-Bosworth district. Acres, 18, 389. Pop., 6, 243. Houses, 1, 370.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Ibstock AP/CP       Ibstock SubD       Derbyshire AncC
Place: Ibstock

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