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SHEARSBY, a chapelry, with a village, in Knaptoft parish, Leicester; 4 miles S S W of Glen r. station, and 6¾ N E of Lutterworth. It has a post-office under Rug-by, an inn, and a mineral spring. Real property, £2, 411. Pop., 306. Houses, 73. The living is annexed to Knap-toft. The church is good, and serves for the entire parish.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Knaptoft Parish Shearsby Parish Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Shearsby |
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