Huncote

Huncote
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Huncote Location within Leicestershire
Area	0.388 km2 (0.150 sq mi)  [1]
Population	1,756 (Census, 2011) [1]
•  Density	4,526/km2 (11,720/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP5197
•  London	101 mi (163 km)
Civil parish	Huncote Parish Council
District	Blaby
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEICESTER
Postcode district	LE9
Dialling code	0116
UK Parliament	South Leicestershire
Website	Official website
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°34′19″N1°14′20″W / 52.5720°N 1.2388°W / 52.5720; -1.2388

Huncote is a village and civil parish in the district of Blaby in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is just west of Narborough, and is on the Thurlaston Brook.

The place-name Huncote is the etymological root of the American surnames Hunnicutt, and Honeycut. ^[2]

The Village

The village is small but still benefits from several amenities including a village pub (The Red Lion), ^[3] a Spar shop (which contains the Post office), a Newsagent's shop, three hairdressers, a fish and chip shop, an Indian takeaway and five local parks spread throughout the village. . ^[4]

At the edge of the village is Huncote Leisure Centre and further along the Forest Road, near to the M69 motorway, is the home of Leicester Animal Aid, a pet rescue centre. Huncote also has a woodyard, and a residential care home for the elderly.

In October 2015, the post office was moved into the Spar shop and now caters for both needs.

Sport

Huncote provides sporting facilities with a running club (Huncote Harriers) and a Leisure Centre.

Huncote also have a football team, Huncote Sports F. C., who play in the Leicester & District Premier Division and who used to be members of the Leicestershire Senior League. In the 2014/15 season, Huncote won the '3 Sons Trophy' knockout competition, beating local rivals Magna 73 F. C. after a penalty shoot-out. Huncote's home ground is actually based on the outskirts of the neighbouring village of Thurlaston. The club have a Football Foundation standard clubhouse and shares the facilities with Huncote Cricket Club.

Huncote used to have a BMX club (Huncote Hornets) whose home track (opened 2015, closed November 2021, demolished August 2025) was based behind the Leisure Centre and was one of the top BMX tracks in the country.

See also

• Richard Armitage, grew up in Huncote

Notes

1. "Huncote (Leicestershire)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
2. "Descendants of William Huncote" . Retrieved 11 April 2007.
3. "The Red Lion, Huncote, Leicestershire". beerintheevening.com.
4. "Leicestershire Constabulary: Croft, Leicester Forest West, Huncote, Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton, Thurlaston and surrounding villages: Neighbourhood priorities - Spring/Summer 2007". leics.police.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.