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ASTON-FLAMVILLE, a township and a parish in Hinckley district, Leicester. The township lies near the river Soar, the Fosse-way, and Watling-street, 3¼ miles ESE of Hinckley r. station, and 9 NW of Lutterworth. Real property, £1,876. Pop., 81. Houses, 15. The parish includes also the chapelry of Burbage and the hamlet of Sketchley. Post Town, Hinckley. Acres, 4,570. Real property, £9,601. Pop., 1,946. Houses, 431. The living is a rectory, united with the curacy of Burbage, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £878.* Patron, Countess Cowper. The church is ancient, and was partly restored in 1855. Charities, £22.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Aston Flamville Parish Hinckley Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Aston Flamville |
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