Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire

Bruntingthorpe

St Mary's Church Bruntingthorpe
Bruntingthorpe
 Bruntingthorpe shown within Leicestershire
Shire countyLeicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 52°30′10″N 1°06′52″W / 52.50279°N 1.11457°W / 52.50279; -1.11457

Bruntingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the census the parish had a population of 398. The parish also includes the hamlet of Upper Bruntingthorpe.

The former RAF Bruntingthorpe is now Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

History

Bruntingthorpe is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil [1] for the King.

References

  1. Ann Williams; Geoffrey Haward Martin (2003). Domesday book. Penguin Classics. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.

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