Desford
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Desford is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of England, west of the centre of Leicester and around 7 miles north east of Hinckley. Situated on a hill approximately 400 feet above sea level, the parish includes the hamlets of Botcheston and Newtown Unthank and a scattered settlement at Lindridge. The population at the 2021 census had increased to 4,592. Desford is in the Doomsday Book of 1086 but the name itself is older than that meaning Deor's Ford suggesting an Anglo Saxon origin. Another suggestion is that it means 'ford frequented with wild animals'.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Civil parishes in Leicestershire, Hinckley and Bosworth and Villages in Leicestershire.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Desford
- UK place.static_image_name
- St martins church desford 31l07.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St. Martin's parish church
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK4703
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 3676
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Desford
- UK place.shire_district
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- Leicester
- UK place.postcode_district
- LE9
- UK place.postcode_area
- LE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01455
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- UK place.website
- Desford parish council
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3930
- Official website
- desford.leicestershireparishcouncils.org
- Image
- St martins church desford 31l07.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01455
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- OS grid reference
- SK4703
- postal code
- LE9
- Commons category
- Desford
- P8168
- altocumulus
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Manors
- Churches
- Economic history
- Public houses
- Aerodrome
- Amenities
- The Pickard Recreation Area
- The Kirkby Road Recreation Area
- References
- Sources and further reading
- External links
Desford is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of England, west of the centre of Leicester and around 7 miles north east of Hinckley. Situated on a hill approximately 400 feet above sea level, the parish includes the hamlets of Botcheston and Newtown Unthank and a scattered settlement at Lindridge. The population at the 2021 census had increased to 4,592. Desford is in the Doomsday Book of 1086 but the name itself is older than that meaning Deor's Ford suggesting an Anglo Saxon origin. Another suggestion is that it means 'ford frequented with wild animals'.
==Manors== At Lindridge about north of the town is a rectangular moat up to wide enclosing an area about by . In the 19th century it was temporarily drained and six early 14th century pottery vessels were found. A building such as a manor house is likely to have stood on the island created by the moat. The moat is a scheduled monument.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Desford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
3 mapped locations