In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Snibston like this:
SNIBSTON, A hamlet in Packington parish, Leicester; near the Swannington railway, 4½ miles SE of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Pop., 595. Houses, 110. The manor belongs to Lady Edith Hastings. Coal is extensively worked. There is a very old chapel of ease.
Snibston through time
Snibston is now part of North West Leicestershire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North West Leicestershire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Snibston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Snibston, in North West Leicestershire and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23428
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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