In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Welham like this:
WELHAM, a parish in Market-Harborough district, Leicester; 2 miles WNW of Medbourne-Bridge r. station, and 4 NE of Market-Harborough. Post town, Market-Harborough. Acres, 1,109. Real property, £2,585. Pop., 65. Houses, 16. The manor belongs to W. W. Tailby, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £240.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was restored in 1869. Charities, £10.
Welham through time
Welham is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Welham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Welham, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11366
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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