In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wartnaby like this:
WARTNABY, a chapelry in Rothley parish, Leicester; 4½ miles NW of Melton-Mowbray r. station. Post town, Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 640. Real property, £1,224. Pop., 116. Houses, 24. The manor belongs to the trustees of the late Sir J. Parker. W. Hall is the seat of H.Bingham, Esq. The living is annexed to Rothley. The church is good. Charities, £12.
Wartnaby through time
Wartnaby is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wartnaby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wartnaby, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11360
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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