Kimcote and Walton
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Coordinates: 52°28′28″N 1°07′59″W / 52.47436°N 1.13313°W
| Kimcote and Walton | |
 Farm shop in Walton |
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  Kimcote and Walton Kimcote and Walton shown within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 590 |
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| OS grid reference | SP589866 |
| Civil parish | Kimcote and Walton |
| District | Harborough |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE17 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Harborough |
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Kimcote and Walton is a parish situated in Leicestershire, approximately 4 miles north east of Lutterworth. The villages of Kimcote and Walton combine to form one parish, with all Saints Parish Church being situated in Kimcote. The parish was the base for many stockingers[1] during the 19th Century. Walton once had a church but it was defunct in about 1630. Walton still has a Baptist Chapel and a Public House, the Dog and Gun.
References
External links
Ordnance Survey mapping of Kimcote and Walton
Heritage records in Kimcote and Walton
Photographs of Kimcote from Geograph
Photographs of Walton from Geograph
The Grange - Bed and Breakfast accommodation
External links
Media related to Kimcote and Walton at Wikimedia Commons
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