Long Whatton

Coordinates: 52°48′26.00″N 1°17′29.00″W / 52.8072222°N 1.2913889°W / 52.8072222; -1.2913889 Long Whatton is a village in the English county of Leicestershire. It is south of East Midlands Airport, off Junctions 23 and 23A of the M1 motorway, and has easy access to Loughborough via the A6 and to Shepshed, Ashby de la Zouch and Kegworth.

The village is at National Grid Reference SK481229. It is a linear settlement, situated largely along a single road. There are two public houses: The Royal Oak and The Falcon; The Royal Oak has an entry in the 2012 Campaign for Real Ale Good Beer Guide.

Long Whatton History Society is participating in the setting up of a local Heritage centre with the Diseworth Heritage Trust.

See also

• All Saints Church, Long Whatton

External links

Media related to Long Whatton at Wikimedia Commons

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