Packington

For other places with the same name, see Packington (disambiguation).

Packington
The village Methodist Church
Packington Packington shown within Leicestershire
Population	738 ^[1]
District	North West Leicestershire
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Postcode district	LE65
Dialling code	01530
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	North West Leicestershire
List of places UK England Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°43′41″N 1°27′58″W / 52.728°N 1.466°W / 52.728; -1.466

Packington is a village and civil parish in the district of North West Leicestershire.^[2] It is situated close to the A42 road and the towns of Ashby de la Zouch and Measham. The population of Packington according to the 2001 UK census is 738. Nearby villages include Normanton le Heath and Heather.

Packington has a public house called the 'Bull and Lion' (reputedly the only one in Britain) and a local shop called 'Daybreak Services'. It is part of the National Forest and the Gillewhiskaw brook runs through the village.

History

Village lock up

The lordship of Packington was in the possession of the infamous Lord Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough during the Civil War. In 1644 the constables of the town paid a compulsory levy of £51 for the "Contribution" to Parliament, providing quartering for troops from Fairfax’s army from the Tamworth garrison. Three Packington inhabitants, Mr Harsnett, William Corbett and Jane Cresswell made claims for free quarter in June, 1646. Thomas Pestell sen., the incumbent, was a strong supporter of the king. He resigned the vicarage to his son around 1644 after being robbed and plundered several times. The younger Thomas Pestell was later ejected from his vicarage as a "great libertine", and fled to the royalist garrison at Ashby de la Zouch.^[3]

In 1846, the manor of Packington was left by Sir Charles Abney Hastings, bart of Willesley Hall back to the Marquis of Hastings (Charles's father had been an illegitimate son).

The post office was closed in 2008 as part of Royal Mail's closure national programme to cut costs.

References

↑ Population figures
↑ OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest :(1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 24028 2
↑ Scandalous parson of Packington

Nichols, John (1795-1815) History and Antiquities of Leicestershire, Vol. III, pg. 927.
Mathews, A. G. (1948) Walker Revised

External links

Media related to Packington at Wikimedia Commons

Towns and villages of North West Leicestershire

Towns	Ashby de la Zouch Coalville Castle Donington

Large villages	Hugglescote Ibstock Kegworth Measham Whitwick

Small villages	Appleby Magna Bardon Belton Blackfordby Breedon on the Hill Charley Chilcote Coleorton Donisthorpe Ellistown Heather Hemington Isley Walton Lockington Long Whatton Moira Normanton le Heath Oakthorpe Osgathorpe Packington Ravenstone Snarestone Snibston Staunton Harold Stretton en le Field Swannington Swepstone Thringstone Willesley Worthington

Hamlets	Acresford Albert Village Appleby Parva Battram Boothorpe Boundary Church Town Copt Oak Donington le Heath Farm Town Griffydam Little Packington Little Wigston Lount New Swannington Newbold Coleorton Newton Burgoland Norris Hill Oaks in Charnwood Peggs Green Shellbrook Spring Cottage Tonge Wilson

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