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A History of the County of Leicester
… under consideration. The parish is intersected by the main roads from Leicester to Melton and Loughborough. The area …
A History of the County of Leicester
… century, 94 besides land occupied by houses, gardens, and roads. The hearth tax returns furnish some evidence about the … have caused great changes. Not only the fields but the roads of the township were altered, for a road leading from … of houses alone, while further large sums were expended on roads and drains. 107 In the next year the expenditure on …
A History of the County of Leicester
… rent. 41 By the nature of its position, away from the main roads or road junctions, Evington remained virtually … 1885 and from then onwards he concentrated on building new roads, houses, and factories, and providing public buildings. …
A History of the County of Leicester
… and to the north-west, Clarendon Park. The main roads which run through the parish are those from Leicester … acres which remained for distribution when the land for roads, houses, and gardens had been subtracted. Of these 17, … for the most part on the London road. About 1865 the side roads appeared, and the area began to interest speculative …
A History of the County of Leicester
… it was in Leicester Forest. 102 The pasture between the roads from Leicester to Groby and to Anstey, given to … ride, similar to Anstey Gorse. 194 Both these boundary roads were mentioned about 1200. 195 The soil is chiefly …
A History of the County of Worcester
… clustering about the old church, now in ruins, where the roads fork, forming a small open triangular space; on the …
A History of the County of Hertford
… It stands high, in well-wooded country with wide, shady roads and red-tiled cottages, and in it is the historic …