Illston on the Hill

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Illston on the Hill
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Illston on the Hill
Location within Leicestershire
Population179 (2011)
OS grid reference SP706992
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEICESTER
Postcode district LE7
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52°35′11″N0°57′30″W / 52.58626°N 0.95821°W / 52.58626; -0.95821

Illston on the Hill is a small village and parish seven miles north of Market Harborough in the county of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census (including Carlton Curlieu) was 179. [1] The old part of Illston is a rare "dead end" village: literally, at the end of the road which leads to it Illston also has a village hall available for rent. In the summer it hosts events including a Village Fete and 'Onion Sunday'.

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

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