In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirby Muxloe like this:
KIRBY-MUXLOE, a chapelry, with a village, in Glenfield parish, Leicestershire; on a branch of the river Soar, and on the Leicester and Swannington railway, 4½ miles W of Leicester. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Leicester. Acres, about 1, 500. Real property, £3, 868. ...
Pop., 315. Houses, 69. The manor belongs to George Pochin, Esq. The Oaks is the seat of R. H. Hurst, Esq. Remains exist of a moated castle of the Hastingses, partly clad with ivy. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Glenfield, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is ancient, and has a low tower.
Kirby Muxloe through time
Kirby Muxloe is now part of Blaby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Blaby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kirby Muxloe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirby Muxloe, in Blaby and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10972
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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