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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ulverscroft like this:
ULVERSCROFT, an extra-parochial tract in Barrow-upon-Soar district, Leicestershire; 8 miles NW by W of Leicester. Real property, £1,680. Pop., 104. Houses, 20. An Augustinian priory was founded here, in 1130, by R. Bossu; and has left some remains.
Ulverscroft is now part of CHARNWOOD District. Click here for graphs and data of how CHARNWOOD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ulverscroft itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ulverscroft, in Charnwood and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11353
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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