BUCKMINSTER, a parish in the hundred of
FRAMLAND, county of LEICESTER, 9 miles (E. N. E.)
from. Melton-Mowbray, containing, with the chapelry
of 'Sewstern, 625 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage,
in the archdeaconry of Leicester, and diocese of Lincoln,
rated in 'the king's books at £8.7. 3., and in the patronage
of the Duke of Devonshire. The church, dedicated
to St. John the Baptist, has a massive tower and
spire, with portions in various styles of architecture.
A charity .school is supported by subscription; and
there are several bequests for the relief of the poor.
A close called the Grange was the site of a,religious house
subordinate to the monastery of Kirkby-Belew..