Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire
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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.
[edit] History
Bruntingthorpe is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil [1] for the King.
[edit] References
- ^ Ann Williams; Geoffrey Haward Martin (2003). Domesday book. Penguin Classics. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
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Coordinates: 52°30′10″N 1°06′52″W / 52.50279°N 1.11457°W
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