Illston on the Hill is a small village and parish seven miles north of Market Harborough in the county of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census (including Carlton Curlieu) was 179.[1] The old part of Illston is a rare "dead end" village: literally, at the end of the road which leads to it. Illston has a small but thriving pub, drawing trade from several miles around, serving Everard's beers. The pub's walls are crowded with an eclectic array of rural memorabilia including mounted fox heads, stuffed animals and historic gin traps, as well as a number of cartoons by local resident Ed McLachlan (Private Eye, Punch, etc.). Illston also has a village hall available for rent. In the summer it hosts events including a Village Fete and 'Onion Sunday'.

Illston on the Hill
Main Street, Illston
Illston on the Hill Location within Leicestershire
Population	179 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP706992
District	Harborough
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEICESTER
Postcode district	LE7
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.58626°N 0.95821°W / 52.58626; -0.95821

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Media related to Illston on the Hill at Wikimedia Commons

• Fox and Goose
• Village Hall
• Village Hall website
• Parish Council website
• History
• Ordnance Survey Map of Village from multimap
• Photographs of village from Geograph

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