Bruntingthorpe
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Bruntingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the census in 2001 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 village contains a pub called the plough, a restaurant called the joiners and a garage called bruntingthorpe motor engineers.[1]
the roads form the shape of the letter H[2]
The former RAF Bruntingthorpe is now Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.
History
The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement of Brenting/Branting'.[3]
Bruntingthorpe is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil[4] for the King.
References
- ^ "Bruntingthorpe · Lutterworth, UK". Bruntingthorpe · Lutterworth, UK. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Detailed maps & routes to explore across the UK | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Ann Williams; Geoffrey Haward Martin (2003). Domesday book. Penguin Classics. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
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