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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whitwell like this:
WHITWELL, a parish in Oakham district, Rutland; 4½ miles E of Oakham r. station. Post town, Stamford. Acres, 602. Real property, £938. Pop., 104. Houses, 24. The manor belongs to the Earl of Gainsborough. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £304.* Patron, the Earl of Gainsborough. The church is plain.
Whitwell is now part of RUTLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how RUTLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whitwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitwell in Rutland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5340
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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