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BURTON-OVERY, a parish in Billesdon district, Leicestershire; near the Union canal, 6 miles E by S of Wigston r. station, and 7 SE by E of Leicester. It has a post office under Leicester. Acres, 1,660. Real property, £4,110. Pop., 465. Houses, 110. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £497.* Patron, Captain W. Thorpe. The church is decorated and later English; and was recently repaired. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £23.
(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: | Burton Overy Parish Billesdon Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Burton Overy |
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