Glenfield, Leicestershire

Description
Glenfield, a village, a township, and a parish in Leicestershire. The township lies on an affluent of the river Soar,, and on the Leicester and Swannington branch of the M.R., on which it has a station, 3 1/4 miles WNW of Leicester, and, a post office under Leicester; money order and telegraph office, Groby. The parish contains also the chapelries of Braunstone and Kirby Muxloe. Area of Glenfleld, 772 acres; population, 734; of Braunstone, 1489 acres; population, 169;. of Kirby Muxloe, 1865 acres; population, 554; of the ecclesiastical parish, 1551. The living is a rectory, united with the perpetual curacies of Braunstone and Kirby Muxloe, in the diocese of Peterborough; net yearly value, £365 with, residence. The church is a small but ancient building, with a tower, and contains sedilia and a, piscina. There is a Wes-leyan chapel.