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INGARSBY, a hamlet in Hungerton parish, Leicestershire; 51/2. miles E by N of Leicester. Acres, 810. Real property, £1, 581. Pop., 54. Houses, 6. The manor belonged formerly to Leicester abbey, and belongs now to Lord Maynard. Ingarsby Hall was formerly encompassed by a moat, and is now a farmhouse. The beautiful carved bed on which Wolsey died was preserved in the Hall; and many relics of antiquity have been found in its neighbourhood.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hungarton Parish Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Ingarsby |
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