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Bruntingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the census in 2001 the parish had a population of 398. The parish also includes the hamlet of Upper Bruntingthorpe. The population at the 2011 census had increased to 425. the village contains a pub called the plough, a restaurant called the joiners and a garage called bruntingthorpe motor engineers.[1]

Bruntingthorpe

St Mary's Church, Bruntingthorpe
Bruntingthorpe
Location within Leicestershire
Population425 (2011)
District
Shire county
  • Leicestershire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLutterworth
Postcode districtLE17
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • South Leicestershire
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52.50279°N 1.11457°W / 52.50279; -1.11457


the roads form the shape of the letter H[2]

The former RAF Bruntingthorpe is now Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.


History


The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement of Brenting/Branting'.[3]

Bruntingthorpe is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil[4] for the King.


References


  1. "Bruntingthorpe · Lutterworth, UK". Bruntingthorpe · Lutterworth, UK. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. "Detailed maps & routes to explore across the UK | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. Ann Williams; Geoffrey Haward Martin (2003). Domesday book. Penguin Classics. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
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