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GLOOSTON, a parish in Market-Harborough district, Leicester; on an affluent of the river Welland, 3¼ miles NNW of Medbourne-Bridge r. station, and 5¼ NNE of Market-Harborough. Post town, Kibworth-Harcourt, under Leicester. Acres, 660. Real property, £1, 440. Pop., 157. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £180.* Patron, the Earl of Cardigan. The church is of the 13th century. There are some small charities.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Glooston Parish Market Harborough Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Glooston |
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