Loddington
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| Loddington | |
| Population | 77 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SK789023 |
| Civil parish | Loddington |
| District | Harborough |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode district | LE7 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire | |
Coordinates: 52°36′47″N 0°50′07″W / 52.61306°N 0.83528°W
Loddington is a small village and civil parish north of Market Harborough and east of Leicester in the county of Leicestershire. It has a population of 77.[1]
In 1125, the village was granted to Launde Priory by Richard Basset and his wife, as part of the original endowment of the priory.[2]
The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is based at Loddington House, where it has run the Allerton Project since 1992 to demonstrate the integration of game and wildlife conservation with profitable farming.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Harborough Retrieved 2009-08-20
- ^ Hoskins, W. G. (ed.) (1954). "Houses of Augustinian canons: The priory of Launde". In W. G. Hoskins and R. A. McKinley. A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 10–13. http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=38161. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
[edit] External links
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