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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staunton Harold like this:
STAUNTON-HARROLD, a township in Breedon-on-the-Hill parish, Leicester; 3½ miles NN E of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Acres, 182. Real property, £2,695. Pop., 352. Houses, 68. The manor, with S.-H. Hall, belongs to Earl Ferrers. There are a church, a school, a monastery, pottery-works, lime-kilns, and a colliery.
Staunton Harold is now part of NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Staunton Harold itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staunton Harold, in North West Leicestershire and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11296
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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