In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stathern like this:
STATHERN, a parish, with a village, in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 6 miles SSW of Bottesford r. station. Post town, Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1,420. Real property, £3,952. Pop., 524. Houses, 124. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £700.* Patron, St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The church is old but good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £8.
Stathern through time
Stathern is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stathern itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stathern, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11295
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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