In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kings Norton like this:
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.
Kings Norton through time
Kings Norton is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kings Norton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kings Norton, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11191
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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