In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Kilworth like this:
KILWORTH (NORTH), a village and a parish in Lutterworth district, Leicester. The village stands near the Grand Union canal, the river Avon, and the boundary with Northampton, ½ a mile W of Welford r. station and 5 E by S of Lutterworth; and has a post office under Rugby. The parish comprises 2, 230 acres. ...
Real property, £4, 287. Pop., 409. Houses, 96. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Sir Alexander Dixie. The parish is a meet for the Pytchley hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Valne, £583.* Patrons, the Representatives of the late Capt. Belgrave. The church was restored, and partly rebuilt, in 1865; has a low tower, with a spire; and contains a new carved oak lectern, and a new stone and marble font. There are a national school, and charities £28.
North Kilworth through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Kilworth, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10967
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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