In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holwell like this:
HOLWELL, a township-chapelry in Abkettleby parish, Leicester; 3½ miles NNW of Melton-Mowbray r. station. Post town, Melton-Mowbray. Real property, £1, 838. Pop., 147. Houses, 32. The manor belongs to the Earl of Dysart. There is a chalybeate spring, called Holwell Mouth. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Abkettleby, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is a small building, with a bell-turret. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £4.
Holwell through time
Holwell is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holwell, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10869
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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