From the Church records the Anglican register dates from 1559, the congregational chapel was built there in 1776 and rebuilt in 1850.

[3] Slawston is 18 miles south east of Leicester on the southern edge of the hills which overlooks the valley of Welland and adjoining the county boundary with Northamptonshire.

The south of the parish is below 250 ft; the low-lying ground adjoining the Welland is liable to flooding.

In Slawston there are not any workers in the Capitalists, Professionals or Non-Agricultural Labourers categories but 3 other males were employed but there occupation is classed as unknown.

For females, there were none working in Agriculture, Transport and communications, House, furniture and Decorations and dress but 34 females worked in an Unknown occupation, many of these categories combine 'Worker and Dealers' in different marketable items so it is hard to distinguish workers in manufacturing and services.

[8] John Holyoake ran a large boarding school in Slawston in the early 18th Century which had as many as 20 young gentlemen from London and elsewhere.

Subscriptions were still recorded in 1821 but in 1832 desks which were said to have been used by school-children were ordered to be removed from the communion rails.

In 1833 there was only one private day school where 4 boys and 4 girls attended and educated at their parents expense.

Nowadays, it is common for the children of Slawston to attend schools in nearby village Cranhoe which were built in 1843.