Aylestone, a village and a parish in Blaby district, Leicester. The village stands at the junction of the Union canal with the river Soar, near the Fosse-way, 1 ½ mile WNW of Wigston r. station, and 2 ½ S by W of Leicester. Pop., 392. Houses, 90. The parish includes also the township of Glen-Parva and the chapelry of Lubbesthorpe; and its past-town is Leicester. Acres, 3,850. Real property, £5,444. Pop., 575. Houses, 132. The property is not much divided. Aylestone Hall was formerly the seat of the Rutland family; and is an ancient mansion recently restored. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £845. Patron, the Duke of Rutland. The church is a substantial structure, with tower and lofty spire; and contains a brass of 1594, and some other monuments.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
