Bruntingthorpe

Bruntingthorpe
Bruntingthorpe
	St Mary's Church Bruntingthorpe
	Bruntingthorpe Location within Leicestershire
Population	425 (2011)
District	Harborough;
Shire county	Leicestershire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lutterworth
Postcode district	LE17
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Leicestershire;
	List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°30′10″N 1°06′52″W / 52.50279°N 1.11457°W

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 population at the 2011 census had increased to 425.

The former RAF Bruntingthorpe is now Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

History

Bruntingthorpe is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil ^[1] for the King.

References

^ Ann Williams; Geoffrey Haward Martin (2003). Domesday book. Penguin Classics. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.

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[Domesday-1] Ann Williams; Geoffrey Haward Martin (2003). Domesday book. Penguin Classics. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.

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