Bruntingthorpe
| Bruntingthorpe | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Bruntingthorpe | |
  Bruntingthorpe Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 425 (2011) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lutterworth |
| Postcode district | LE17 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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 population at the 2011 census had increased to 425.
The former RAF Bruntingthorpe is now Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.
History[]
The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement of Brenting/Branting'.[1]
Bruntingthorpe is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil[2] for the King.
References[]
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Ann Williams; Geoffrey Haward Martin (2003). Domesday book. Penguin Classics. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
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