Brentingby

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Brentingby
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The former parish church (Oct 2005)
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Brentingby
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid reference SK7818
Civil parish
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Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Melton Mowbray
Postcode district LE14
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52°45′40″N0°50′20″W / 52.761°N 0.839°W / 52.761; -0.839

Brentingby is a village in Leicestershire, England. The population is included in the civil parish of Freeby.

The village's name means either 'farm/settlement of Brenting/Branting' or 'farm/settlement at the steep place'. [1]

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References

  1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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