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STANFORD-UPON-SOAR, (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Loughborough, S. division of the wapentake of Rushcliffe and of the county of Nottingham, 1 mile (N. by E.) from Loughborough; containing 146 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the river Soar, at the southern extremity of the county, comprises by measurement 1500 acres. The soil is sandy, and the surface undulated; the scenery is enriched with wood, and the views from Stanford Hall are extensive and finely varied, overlooking the vale of Loughborough, and embracing the Charnwood Forest hills. The Soar navigation passes within half a mile of the parish, and the Midland railway runs through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 7. 6., and in the gift of the Rev. S. V. Dashwood: the tithes have been commuted for £420, and the glebe comprises 14 acres. The church is a spacious and venerable structure in the early English style, with a square embattled tower, and occupies a beautifully secluded spot embosomed in foliage. Roman coins have been discovered.<br> | STANFORD-UPON-SOAR, (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Loughborough, S. division of the wapentake of Rushcliffe and of the county of Nottingham, 1 mile (N. by E.) from Loughborough; containing 146 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the river Soar, at the southern extremity of the county, comprises by measurement 1500 acres. The soil is sandy, and the surface undulated; the scenery is enriched with wood, and the views from Stanford Hall are extensive and finely varied, overlooking the vale of Loughborough, and embracing the Charnwood Forest hills. The Soar navigation passes within half a mile of the parish, and the Midland railway runs through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 7. 6., and in the gift of the Rev. S. V. Dashwood: the tithes have been commuted for £420, and the glebe comprises 14 acres. The church is a spacious and venerable structure in the early English style, with a square embattled tower, and occupies a beautifully secluded spot embosomed in foliage. Roman coins have been discovered.<br> | ||
From A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 180-183 | From A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 180-183. <br> | ||
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stanford on Soar like this: | In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stanford on Soar like this: | ||
STANFORD-UPON-SOAR, a parish in the district of Loughborough and county of Nottingham; 1¼ mile N of Loughborough r. station. Post town, Loughborough. Acres, 1,490. Real property, £2,956. Pop., 120. Houses, 24. The manor, with S. Park, belongs to the Rev. S. V. Dashwood. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £435.* Patron, the Rev. S. V. Dashwood. The church is old.<br><br> | STANFORD-UPON-SOAR, a parish in the district of Loughborough and county of Nottingham; 1¼ mile N of Loughborough r. station. Post town, Loughborough. Acres, 1,490. Real property, £2,956. Pop., 120. Houses, 24. The manor, with S. Park, belongs to the Rev. S. V. Dashwood. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £435.* Patron, the Rev. S. V. Dashwood. The church is old.<br><br> | ||
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