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FOSTON, a parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire; on a branch of the Soar, 2 miles ESE of Countesthorpe r. station, and 6½ SSE of Leicester. Post town, Countes-thorpe, under Leicester. Acres, 840. Real property, £2, 199. Pop., 27. Houses, 6. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £240.* Patron, SirM. Lamb, Bart. The church is Norman and tolerable.
(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: | Foston Parish Blaby Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Foston |
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