DONNINGTON (Castle), 10 miles N.E. from Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Popula, 2,560. Fairs, March 18, Whit-Thurs., Sept. 29.

of Leicester; yearly value 1861. 15s. 24d., now worth 3,7351. 4s. 2d.; granted, 32 Hen. VIII., to Thomas Earl of Rutland.

mile distant W.

DRAYTON-FENNY, 5 miles S. W. from Bosworth-Market. Popula. 181. DRAYTON, in Bringhurst parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant W.

DUNTON-BASSETT, 4 miles N. from
Lutterworth. Popula. 460,
EARL-SHILTON, in Kirby-Mallory pa-
rish, and popula. included therein. 3
miles N.E. from Hinckley.
EASTON (Magna), in Bringhurst parish,
and popula. included therein. mile
distant N.E..

EASTWELL, 6 miles N.N.E. from Mel-
ton-Mowbray. Popula. 109.
EATON, 6 miles N.E. from Melton-
Mowbray. Popula. 284,
EDMONTHORPE, 6 miles E.S.E. from
Melton-Mowbray. Popula. 148.
ELMSTHORPE, 3 miles N.E. from
Hinckley. Popula. 46.

ENDERBY, 4 miles S.W. from Leicester.
Popula. 1,143.

EVINGTON, 3 miles S.E. from Leicester. Popula. 257.

FLECKNEY, 8 miles S.E. from Leicester. Popula. 450.

FOSTON, 6 miles S. from Leicester. Popula. 24.

1.

FOXTON, 2 miles N.W. from Market-
Harborough. Popula. 383,
FREEBY, in Melton-Mowbray parish, and
popula. included therein. 3 miles dis-
tant E.N.E.

FRISBY, in Gaulby parish, and popula.
included therein. mile distant E.
FRISBY-ON-THE-WREAK, 4 miles
W.S.W. from Melton-Mowbray. Po-
pula. 376.
FROWLESWORTH, 44 miles N.W. from
Lutterworth. Popula. 301.
GADDESBY, 54 miles S.W. from Melton-

Mowbray. Popula. 282. GARENDON (Extra Par.), 2 miles W. from Loughborough. Popula. 43. Here was a Cistercian Abbey, founded, in the year 1133, by Robert Bossu, good Earl

Mowbray. Popula. 115.

GAULBY, 8 miles S.E. from Leicester. Popula. 114.

GILLMORTON, 3 miles N.E. from Lutterworth. Popula. 718.

GILROE (Extra Par.), in the hundred of West Goscote. Popula. 5.

GLENFIELD, 2 miles N.W. from Lei-
cester. Popula. 932.
GLEN-MAGNA, 6 miles S.E. from Lei-
cester. Popula. 714.
GLEN-PARVA, in Aylestone parish, and
popula. included therein. 2 miles dis-
tant S.

GLOOSTON, 6 miles N. from Market-
Harborough. Popula. 142..
GOADBY, 7 miles N.N.E. from Market-
Harborough. Popula. 96,
GOADBY, in Billesdon parish, and po-
pula. included therein. 3 miles distant
S.S.E.

GOODBY-MARWOOD, 5 miles N.N.E. from Melton-Mowbray. Popula. 171. GOPSALL (Extra Par.), 34 miles N.W. from Bosworth-Market. Popula. 7. GRACEDIEU-See Belton. 1 mile distant E.

GRIMSTON, 5 miles N.W. from MeltonMowbray. Popula. 200.

GROOBY, in Ratby parish, and popula.

included therein. 14-mile distant Ñ.N.E. GUMLEY, 4 miles N.W. from MarketHarborough. Popula. 289.

HALLATON, 64 miles N.E from Market

Harborough. Popula. 644. Market, Thurs.; fairs, Holy-Thurs., and Thurs. three weeks after, for horses, horned cattle, pewter, brass, and cloths. HALSTEAD, in Tilton parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant E. HARBY, 7 miles N. from Melton-Mowbray. Popula. 457.

HARSTON, 10 miles N.E. from MeltonMowbray. Popula. 162.

HATHERN, 3 miles N.W. from Loughborough. Popula. 1,144.

HEATHER, 4 miles S.E. from Ashby-dela-Zouch. Popula. 411. Here was an

tant E.

HIGHAM-ON-THE-HILL with LINDLEY, 3 miles W. from Hinckley. Popula. 533.

HINCKLEY, 102 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 6,706. Market, Mon.; fairs, third Mon. after Epiphany, EasterMon., Mon. before Whit-Mon., horses, cows, and sheep; Whit-Mon. in the morning, for horses, cows, &c.; in the afternoon, for toys, &c.; Aug. 26, Mon. after Oct. 28, cheese, &c. Here was an Alien Priory, founded, in the year 1173, by Robert Blanchmaines, Earl of Leicester; granted, 34 Hen. VIII., to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster.

HOBY, 54 miles W.S.W. from MeltonMowbray. Popula. 352.

HOLT and BRADLEY, 7 miles N.E. from Market-Harborough. Popula. 53. HOLWELL, in Ab-Kettleby parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant E. HOLY-OAKS, in Dry-Stoke parish, Rut

land, and popula. included therein. HORNINGHOLD. 8 miles N.E. from Market-Harborough. Popula. 97. HORSEPOOL. See Stanton-under-Bardon. 1 mile N. from Thornton.

HOSE, 7 miles N. from Melton-Mowbray. Popula. 325.

HOTON, in Prestwould parish, and popula. included therein.mile distant

N.

HOUGHTON-ON-THE-HILL, 6 miles E.S. E. from Leicester. Popula. 374. HUGGLESCOTE and DONNINGTON, in Ibstock parish, and popula. included therein. 6 miles N. from Bosworth

Market.

Market-Harborough. Popula. 817. Fair, : Oct. 16, cattle and sheep.

IBSTOCK, 43 miles N. from BosworthMarket. Popula. 1,741. ILSTON-ON-THE-HILL, in the parishes of Carlton-Curlieu and King's-Norton. Popula. returned with the former. 14 miles S.E. from King's-Norton. INGARSBY, in Hungerton parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.

ISLEY-WALTON, in Kegworth parish,

and popula. included therein. 7 miles .N.E. from Ashby-de-la-Zouch. KEGWORTH, 5 miles N.W. from Loughborough. Popula. 1,672. Fairs, Feb. 18, Easter-Mon., April 30, Oct. 10, holiday fair, toys, &c. KERBY-BELLARS, 3 miles S.W. from

Melton-Mowbray. Popula. 203. At this place there was an Augustine Priory, founded, 9 Edw. II., by Roger Beller; yearly value 1781. 7s. 10 d., now worth 3,567 l. 17s. 6d.; granted, 35 Hen. VIII., to Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy.

KEYHAM, in Rothley parish, and popula.

included therein. 5 miles E.N.E. from Leicester.

KEYTHORPE, in Tugby parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant S. KIBWORTH-BEAUCHAMP,

9 miles S.E. from Leicester. Popula. 1,372. KIBWORTH-HARCOURT, in the above parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant S.W.

KILBY, 6 miles S.E. from Leicester. Popula. 409.

KILWORTH (North), 4 miles E. from Lutterworth. Popula. 391. KILWORTH (South), 4 miles S.E. from Lutterworth. Popula. 450.

KIMCOTE, 2 miles N.E. from Lutterworth. Popula. 505. KIRKBY-FRITH, in Glenfield parish, and popula. included therein.

Leicester. Popula. 415.

HUNCOTE, in Narborough parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant W.

and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.W.

KIRKBY-MALLORY, 4 miles N. from Hinckley. Popula. 2,067.

cester. Popula. 292.

ter. Popula. 864.

KNIGHT-THORPE, in Loughborough parish, and popula. included therein. KNIGHTON, in Margaret parish, Leicester, and popula. included therein. 2 miles S. from Leicester.

KNIPTON, 9 miles N.E. from Melton

a

Mowbray. Popula. 310. KNOSSINGTON, 7 miles S.S.E. from Melton-Mowbray. Popula. 193. LANGLEY-PRIORY (Extra Par.), 2 miles E. from Breedon. Popula. 13. Here was Benedictine Nunnery, founded, in the reign of Hen. II., by William Pontulf; yearly value 321. 6s. 2d., now worth 6461. 3s. 4d.; granted, 35 Hen. VIII., to Thomas Grey. LANGTON (East), in Church-Langton parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant S.

LANGTON (West), in Church-Langton parish, and popula. included therein.

mile distant W.

LAUGHTON, 5 miles W.N.W. from Market-Harborough. Popula. 173. LAUNDE (Extra Par.), 14 mile N.E. from Loddington. Popula. 36. Here was an Augustine Priory, founded, in the reign of Hen. I., by Richard Basset and Maud his wife; yearly value 510l. 16s. 54d., now worth 10,216l. 9s. 2d.; granted, 31 Hen. VIII., to Thomas, Lord Cromwell.

to William, Marquis of Northampton. The College of St. Mary the Less, founded, in the year 1107, by Robert, Earl of Mallent and Leicester; yearly value 23l. 12s. 11d.; now worth 4721. 18s. 4d. The College of St. Mary the Greater, founded, in the year 1330, by Henry, Earl of Leicester; yearly value 5951. 7s. 4d.. now worth 11,9071.68.8d.; granted, 2 Edw. VI., to John Beaumont and William Guyse. St. John's Hospital, founded prior to 1235, which was converted into a jail, 31 Elizabeth. An Augustine Friary, granted to John Bellow and John Broxholm. A Dominican Friary, founded, in the reign of Hen. III., by the Earl of Leicester; granted, 38 Hen. VIII., to Henry, Marquis of Dorset. A Franciscan Friary, founded, in the year 1265, by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; granted, 37 Hen. VIII., to John Bellow and John Broxholm.

LEICESTER-ABBEY (Extra Par.), 1 mile N. from Leicester. Popula. 15. LEICESTER-FOREST (Extra Par.), near Leicester. Popula. 71.

LEIRE, miles N.N.W. from Lutterworth. Popula. 435.

LINDLEY.-See Higham-on-the-Hill. 1

mile distant W.

LITTLE-THORPE.-See Cosby. 14 mile distant N.

distant N.

LEICESTER, 97 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 30,328. It contains the parishes of All-Saints, Black-Friars, St. Leonard, with Abbey and Woodgate, St. Marget with Bishops-Fee, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Nicholas, and WhiteFriars. Market, Wed. and Sat.; fairs, March 2, May 12, July 5, horses, cows, and sheep; Oct. 10, horses, cows, sheep, and cheese, considerably; Dec. 8, a few horses and cows; new fairs, Jan. 4, June 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 13, Nov. 2. A corporate town, having a mayor, recorder, steward, bailiff, twenty-four aldermen, forty-eight common-councilmen, a town-clerk, and other officers: sends two members to parliament: right of election in the freemen not receiving alms and the inhabitants paying scot and lot: number of voters, about 2,000. Here were, an Augustine Monastery, founded near the town, in the year 1143, by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester yearly value 1,0621. Os.44d., now worth 21,240l. 7s. 6d.; granted, 4 Edw. VI.,

;

Loughborough. Popula. 627. LODDINGTON, 10 miles S. from Mel

ton-Mowbray. Popula. 166.

LOUGHBOROUGH, 109 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 7,494. Market, Thurs.; fairs, March 28, April 25, Holy-Thurs., Aug. 12, Nov. 13, horses, cows, and sheep; March 24 and Sept. 25, market for cheese.

LOWESBY, 7 miles S.S.W. from MeltonMowbray. Popula. 217.

LUBENHAM, 1 mile W. from MarketHarborough. Popula. 531. LUBBESTHORPE (Extra Par.), 34 miles S.W. from Leicester. Popula. 81. LUTTERWORTH, 84 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 2,102. Market, Thurs.; fairs, Thurs. after Feb. 16, April 2, Holy Thurs, horses, cows, and sheep; Sept. 16, ditto, and cheese. Here was an hospital, founded, in the, reign of King John, by Roise de Verdon and her son; yearly value 26l. 9s, 5d., now worth 5291. 8s. 4d.