In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Halstead like this:
HALSTEAD, a township in Tilton parish, Leicestershire; 11 miles E of Leicester. Acres, 1, 432. Real property, £, 231. Pop., 211. Houses, 43. Halstead House is the seat of the Chesters. There are petrifying springs, and a Wesleyan chapel.
Halstead through time
Halstead is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Halstead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Halstead, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10854
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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