Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire

Bruntingthorpe
St Mary's Church Bruntingthorpe
Bruntingthorpe  Bruntingthorpe shown within Leicestershire
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Leicestershire

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. 

External links

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