‘A parish, with a village and two townships, in the Blaby district, Leicester. Acres, 2980. Real property, £5914. Population, 698. The church was recently restored. There are a national school and charities £10.’ J.M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) Daily schools for poorer families in 1818 (population 469 in 1811) There was school … Continue reading Schools in Thurlaston, 1818-1851