Lilbourne
Sign in to saveLilbourne is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. It is close to the M1 motorway which runs east of the village, and the A5 road, west of the village which marks the boundary with Warwickshire, slightly to the north is the River Avon which marks the boundary with Leicestershire (the three counties meeting at Dow Bridge). As of mid-2022, the parish's population was around 320. The village was likely settled by the Saxons in around 500 AD and is first mentioned in the Domesday Book.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Lilbourne
- UK place.population
- 320
- UK place.population_ref
- (2022 mid-year estimate)
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Daventry
- UK place.post_town
- Rugby
- UK place.postcode_district
- CV23
- UK place.postcode_area
- CV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01788
- UK place.os_grid_reference
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Northamptonshire
- Population
- +516
- Area
- +146.49
- Image
- Lilbourne - geograph.org.uk - 39040.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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- History
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- Geography
- Demographics
- Amenities
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Lilbourne is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. It is close to the M1 motorway which runs east of the village, and the A5 road, west of the village which marks the boundary with Warwickshire, slightly to the north is the River Avon which marks the boundary with Leicestershire (the three counties meeting at Dow Bridge). As of mid-2022, the parish's population was around 320. The village was likely settled by the Saxons in around 500 AD and is first mentioned in the Domesday Book.
==History== The villages name means 'Lilla's stream'. Alternatively, the first element might be a stream-name, Lille.