In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stretton Magna like this:
STRETTON-MAGNA, a chapelry in Glenn-Magna parish, Leicestershire; 2¾ miles N of Glenn r. station, and 4¾ SE of Leicester. Post town, Leicester. Real property, £1,435. Pop., 42. Houses, 7. S. Hall is the residence of Lieut. Col. King. The living is annexed to Glenn-Magna.
Stretton Magna through time
Stretton Magna is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stretton Magna itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stretton Magna, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11307
Date accessed: 17th October 2024
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