Huncote
Huncote is a village and civil parish in the district of Blaby in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is just west of Narborough, and is on the Thurlaston Brook.
The place-name Huncote is the etymological root of the American surnames Hunnicutt, Honeycut.[1]
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[edit] The Village
The village is small but still benefits from several amenities including a village pub (The Red Lion)[2], Post Office, food shops, Hairdressers, fish and chip shop and a local park. For 2007, the local constabulary prioritized police work toward curbing "anti-social behaviour" at the shops and park.[3]
At the edge of the village is Huncote leisure centre and further along the Forest Road, near to the M69 motorway is the home of Leicester Animal Aid, a pet rescue centre.
[edit] Sport
Huncote provides sporting facilities with a local cricket team and running club. Huncote Sports and Social club hosts adult and junior football as well as clay shooting, rounders, cricket and many social events.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "Descendants of William Huncote". http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/r/Deanna-L-Barton/GENE41-0001.html. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ "The Red Lion, Huncote, Leicestershire (beerintheevening.com)". http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/11/11947/Red_Lion/Huncote.
- ^ "Leicestershire Constabulary: Croft, Leicester Forest West, Huncote, Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton, Thurlaston and surrounding villages: Neighbourhood priorities - Spring/Summer 2007". http://rackspace.leics.police.uk/policing/6_south_bcu/14_blaby/135_croft_leicester_forest_west_huncote_sapcote/priorities/.
[edit] External links
Media related to Huncote at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 52°34′19″N 1°14′17″W / 52.572°N 1.238°W
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