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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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KINGS-NORTON, a township and a parish in Billesdon district, Leicester. The township lies 2½ miles SW of Billesdon, and 4 N by E of Kibworth r. station; and took its name from being held, for some time, by William the Conqueror. Real property, £1, 537. Pop., 71. Houses, 12.—The parish contains also the township of Little Stretton; and its post town is Billesdon, under Leicester. Acres, 1, 990. Real property, £2, 733. Pop., 154. Houses, 31. The manor belongs to the Earl of Stamford. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Little Stretton, in the diocese of PeterboroughValne, £150. * Patron, Mrs. Heap. The church was built in 1783; suffered damage from lightning in 1843; was repaired in 1848; and has a narrow tower and sixteen pinnacles. Charities, £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kings Norton AP/CP Billesdon RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Kings Norton |
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