Misterton with Walcote

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Coordinates: 52°27′07″N 1°09′53″W / 52.45193°N 1.16472°W / 52.45193; -1.16472

Misterton with Walcote
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St Leonards Church, Misterton
Misterton with Walcote is located in Leicestershire
Misterton with Walcote

 Misterton with Walcote shown within Leicestershire
Population 412  (2001 Census)
OS grid reference SP568841
Civil parish Misterton with Walcote
District Harborough
Shire county Leicestershire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEICESTER
Postcode district LE17 4
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire

Misterton with Walcote is a civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire.

It forms part of the Harborough district. Of its two settlement Walcote is by far the larger, but Misterton has the parish church.

Walcote is on the A4304 road some two miles east if the town of Lutterworth and a mile east of Junction 20 of the M1 motorway. The village has two public houses, the Black Horse (re-opened in september 2009) and the Tavern. It also has a filling station.

A short circular walk linking Walcote and Misterton can be made by following Brook Street and taking the footpath left which joins a track which passes the Misterton Hall and St. Leonards Church. On reaching the main road, turning left onto a cyclepath by the woods of Misterton Park brings you back to Walcote.

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