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Long Whatton

Coordinates: 52°48′21″N 1°17′15″W / 52.8057°N 1.2875°W / 52.8057; -1.2875
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Long Whatton
Looking along West End in Long Whatton
Looking along West End in Long Whatton
Long Whatton is located in Leicestershire
Long Whatton
Long Whatton
Location within Leicestershire
Population1,156 (2021)[citation needed]
OS grid referenceSK478235
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode districtLE12
Dialling code01509
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°48′21″N 1°17′15″W / 52.8057°N 1.2875°W / 52.8057; -1.2875

Long Whatton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the English county of Leicestershire. It is south of East Midlands Airport, off Junctions 23 and 23A of the M1 motorway, and has easy access to Loughborough via the A6 and to Shepshed, Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Kegworth.

Geography

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It is near the Charnwood Forest, in the northern division of the county, West Goscote hundred, rural deanery of Akeley, Loughborough Union and County Court district. The village is clean and well built[citation needed], several of the houses being modern, and is situated on the south bank of a small rivulet. It is 4.5 mi (7.2 km) north west by west from Loughborough, 16.5 mi (26.6 km) north west from Leicester, 3 mi (4.8 km) south south east. from Castle Donington, and about the same distance from Kegworth.

The population of Long Whatton as of 2021 is 1,156.[citation needed]

Long Whatton History Society is participating in the setting up of a local heritage centre with the Diseworth Heritage Trust.

Places to visit in Long Whatton

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  • Whatton House and Gardens
https://whattonhouse.co.uk/


  • Manor Organic Farm, Farm Shop and Tearooms.

https://manororganicfarm.co.uk/

  • Long Whatton Shop located on Main Street.

Amenities

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The public houses are;

The Royal Oak https://www.theroyaloaklongwhatton.co.uk/ The Falcon Inn https://www.falconlongwhatton.co.uk/


Long Whatton has one active church.

Long Whatton All Saints Church. http://longwhattonvillage.co.uk/other_pages/all_saints.html

Long Whatton Methodist Church. They closed the doors in 2020. And has a history of 200years. http://www.longwhattonvillage.co.uk/other_pages/methodist.html

Long Whatton Baptist Church Due to a loss of funding, the Baptist Church sadly closed in 2016.

Community activities

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Long Whatton hosts a village show every August Bank Holiday.

Long Whatton has a Scout troop[1] and a Brownie pack.

Long Whatton has a cricket club and a football team.

Civil parish

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On 1 April 1936 the parish of Diseworth was merged with Long Whatton, parts of Hathern and Shepshed was also merged,[2] on 4 August 1999 the parish was renamed "Long Whatton & Diseworth".[3] In 1931 the parish of Long Whatton (prior to the merge) had a population of 587.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Long Whatton Scouts
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Long Whatton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Loughborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Long Whatton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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