In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Frisby on the Wreak like this:
FRISBY-ON-THE-WREAK, a village and a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester. The village stands on the river Wreak, adjacent to the Midlaiid railway, 4 miles W by S of Melton-Mowbray; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Leicester, both of the name of Frisby. The parish comprises 1, 080 acres. ...
Real property, £3, 102. Pop., 424. Houses, 104. A curious old cross is in the village; and part of another, called Stump Cross, is at Frisby-Haggs. Some of the inhabitants are stocking-makers. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Valne, £180.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is Norman; has a tower and spire; and was repaired in 1854. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £72.
Frisby on the Wreak through time
Frisby on the Wreak is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Frisby on the Wreak itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Frisby on the Wreak, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10785
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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