In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Medbourne like this:
MEDBOURNE, a village, a township, and a parish in the district of Uppingham and county of Leicester. The village stands on a rivulet near its influx to the river Welland at the boundary with Northamptonshire, and under a hill near the site of a Roman station on the Via Devana, 1 mile NNE of Medbourne-Bridge r. ...
station, and 6¼ NE of Market-Harborough; and has a post office under Market-Harborough. The township extends bevond the village, over. the greater part of the parish. Real property, £3,517. Pop., 580. Houses, 119. The parish includes also the township of Holt. Pop. of the whole, 613. Houses, 128 'T he property is divided among a. few. The manor belongs to Cosmo Nevill, Esq. A Roman pavement, coins, pottery, and other relics have been found at Medenborough, the site of the Roman station. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Holt, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £630.* Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, S aisle, transepts, and chancel, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a free school with £32 a year from endowment, and charities £56.
Medbourne through time
Medbourne is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Medbourne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Medbourne, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11149
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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