Packington
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Packington is a village and civil parish in the district of North West Leicestershire. It is situated close to the A42 road and the towns of Ashby de la Zouch and Measham. The population of Packington according to the 2001 UK census is 738, reducing slightly to 734 at the 2011 census. Nearby villages include Normanton le Heath and Heather.
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Place details
- Locality
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 734
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Packington
- UK place.population
- 734
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- North West Leicestershire
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North West Leicestershire
- UK place.post_town
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- UK place.postcode_area
- LE
- UK place.postcode_district
- LE65
- UK place.dial_code
- 01530
- UK place.static_image
- Packington Methodist Church, High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1315821.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The village ex Methodist Church - Now a private house
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- The Packington Blind Horse
- References
- External links
Packington is a village and civil parish in the district of North West Leicestershire. It is situated close to the A42 road and the towns of Ashby de la Zouch and Measham. The population of Packington according to the 2001 UK census is 738, reducing slightly to 734 at the 2011 census. Nearby villages include Normanton le Heath and Heather.
Packington has a public house called the 'Bull and Lion' (reputedly the only one in Britain) and a local shop called 'Daybreak Services'. It is part of the National Forest and the Gilwiskaw brook runs through the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Packington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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