Kegworth, Leicestershire

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Kegworth is a village in Leicestershire

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Kegworth within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Kegworth in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Kegworth, small town, par., and township with ry. sta. (in Notts, 1 mile E.), Leicestershire, on left bank of river Soar, 3 miles S. of Trent Junction and 5½ miles NW. of Loughborough-par., 2260 ac., pop. 2168; town and township, pop. 2142; P.O., T.O.; has basket-making, malting, and brewing; at Kegworth the river Soar is crossed by a stone bridge.

Kegworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Goscote hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

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