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The History of Leicester and Wigston
Wigston was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wichingestone, and was part of the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil, one of the principal barons of William the Conqueror. Wigston had two knights, 31 yeoman farmers, and 44 serfs, as well as a cleric and a priest, indicating that it was a large and prosperous place at the time.