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STOKE-GOLDING, a chapelry in Hinckley parish, Leicester; on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal, 3¼ miles N W of Hinckley r. station. Post town, Hinckley. Acres, 1,237. Real property, £3,450. Pop., 638. Houses, 144. The manor belongs to N. Hurst, Esq. Framework-knitting is carried on. The living is a p. curacy, with Dadlington, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £350. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church is of the time of Edward I., with tower and spire; and has been thoroughly repaired. There are a free school with £106 a year, and charities £50.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Hinckley Parish Stoke Golding Parish Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Stoke Golding |
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