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Sharnford Leicestershire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

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Sharnford, a parish, with a village, in Hinckley district, Leicester; on the river Soar and the Fosse way, 3 miles NNW of Ullesthorpe r. station, and 4 ½ ESE of Hinckley. Post-town, Hinckley. Acres, 740. Real property, £3,629. Pop., 589. Houses, 130. The property is much subdivided. Frame-work knitting is carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £450. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was restored in 1866. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £9.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

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