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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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KNIPTON, a parish, with a pleasant village, in the district of Grantham and county of Leicester; on the river Devon, 5½ miles SSW of Sedgebrook r. station, and 7 SW of Grantham. Post town, Branston, under Grantham. Acres, 1, 430. Real property, £2, 233. Pop., 369. Houses, 67. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Rutland. The reservoir of the Grantham canal, covering 90 acres, is here; and kennels for 60 couples of fox hounds also are here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £295.* Patron, the Duke of Rutland. The church is ancient, has a pinnacled tower, and was repaired in 1846. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £25.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a pleasant village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Knipton AP/CP Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Knipton |
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