In Ecclesiastical Commissioners report of 1835 described as a donative; &dquote;rom 1738 it was regarded as a donative and the patron was allowed to officiate himself&dquote;: 'Blaston', A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5: Gartree Hundred (1964), pp. 22-27. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22038&strquery=blaston. Date accessed: 04 January 2008.