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DISHLEY-CUM-THORPACRE, a parish in Loughborough district, Leicester; adjacent to the river Soar and the Midland railway, 1½ mile NW of Loughborough. Post town, Loughborough. Acres, 890. Real property, £1, 742. Pop., 194. Houses, 54. Bakewell, the distinguished agricultural improver, lived and laboured here; and has bequeathed to the place marked benefits of his skill. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £150.* Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church was built in 1845. A school has £11 from endowment, and other charities £11.
(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: | Thorpe Acre and Dishley Parish Loughborough Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Dishley |
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