Description
Shangton or Shankton, a parish in Leicestershire, 2 1/2 miles ENE of Kibworth station on the main line of the M.R. Post town, Leicester. Acreage, 1268; population, 77. The manor belongs to the Isham baronet family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £227 with residence. The church is a small but ancient building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, S Porch, and western bell-turret. It contains an ancient font and has some good stained glass. There are monuments to Sir Matthew Saunders, Knight, and his wife.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
