In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Goscote like this:
GOSCOTE (West), a hundred in Leicester; bounded by Derby, Notts, East Goscote, and Sparkenhoe. It contains Ashby-de-la-Zouch parish, twenty-four other parishes, and parts of five others. Acres, 84, 825. Pop. in 1851, 50, 338; in 1861, 51, 427. Houses, 11, 262.
West Goscote through time
West Goscote is now part of Charnwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Charnwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Goscote itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Goscote, in Charnwood and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20621
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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