In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashby Magna like this:
ASHBY-MAGNA, a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester; 2 miles ESE of Broughton-Astley r. station, and 4 N by E of Lutterworth. Post Town, Leire under Lutterworth. Acres, 1,720. Real property, £2,881. Pop., 315. Houses, 65. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £200.* Patron, the Earl of Aylesford The church was restored in 1861.
Ashby Magna through time
Ashby Magna is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashby Magna itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashby Magna, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10580
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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