Misterton with Walcote

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Coordinates: 52°27′07″N 1°09′53″W / 52.45193°N 1.16472°W

Misterton with Walcote
St Leonards Church, Misterton
Misterton with Walcote Misterton with Walcote shown within Leicestershire
Population	412 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SP568841
Civil parish	Misterton with Walcote
District	Harborough
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEICESTER
Postcode district	LE17 4
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Leicestershire

Misterton with Walcote is a civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire.

It forms part of the Harborough district. Of its two settlement Walcote is by far the larger, but Misterton has the parish church.

Walcote is on the A4304 road some two miles east if the town of Lutterworth and a mile east of Junction 20 of the M1 motorway. The village has two public houses, the Black Horse (re-opened in September 2009) and the Tavern. It also has a filling station.

A short circular walk linking Walcote and Misterton can be made by following Brook Street and taking the footpath left which joins a track which passes the Misterton Hall and St. Leonards Church. On reaching the main road, turning left onto a cyclepath by the woods of Misterton Park brings you back to Walcote.

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