Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for KIBWORTH-HARCOURT

KIBWORTH-HARCOURT, a township in KibworthBeauchamp parish, Leicester; on the Midland railway and the Union canal, 6 miles NW by N of Market-Harborough. It has a post office under Leicester, and a wharf on the canal. Real property, £3, 708. Pop., 466. Houses, 95. A part of the manor house is 700 years old. See preceding article.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Leicestershire Ancient County
Place: Kibworth Harcourt

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