WIBTOFT, (Warwickshire) in the p. of Cleybrook in Leicestershire, is situate at the meeting of the 2 famous Roman military
ways, the Watling-street and Fosse, where, tradition says, was once a flourishing city of the Romans, called Cleychester.
It is certain, here have been turned up with the plough and spade, Roman bricks, with ovens and wells, coins of silver and
brass; and that the earth hereabouts, being darker and ranker too than other, has keen carried by the husbandmen farther
off, like dung, for manure. The manor bel. anciently, part to Burton-Abbey in Staffordshire, and part to Leicester-Abbey
and the prioress of Eaton. At the crossing of the above roads there was formerly a high cross, then a pole; and in 1712
there was erected on a stone pedestal, a pillar with columns, on which are depicted the arms of the Es. of Denbigh,
Coventry, and Conway, Lds, Brook, Willoughby, Leigh, and Compton, with latin inscriptions; one of which shews it was put
up in memory of the peace concluded at Utrecht, the other denoting what station it was of the Romans.