Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SHOBY

SHOBY, an extra-parochial tract in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 4½ miles WNW of Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 710. Real property, £1,149. Pop., 39. Houses, 5.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an extra-parochial tract"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Melton Mowbray RegD/PLU       Leicestershire AncC
Place: Shoby

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