Misterton with Walcote

Misterton with Walcote
St Leonards Church, Misterton
Misterton with Walcote Location within Leicestershire
Population	486  (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP568841
Civil parish	Misterton with Walcote
District	Harborough
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTTERWORTH
Postcode district	LE17
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°27′07″N1°09′53″W / 52.45193°N 1.16472°W / 52.45193; -1.16472

Misterton with Walcote, formerly just Misterton is a civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 486. ^[1]

It forms part of the Harborough district. Of its two settlements Walcote is by far the larger, but Misterton has the parish church.

Walcote is on the A4304 road some two miles east of the town of Lutterworth and a mile east of Junction 20 of the M1 motorway.

The village has one public house, The Black Horse, which re-opened in 2017. The Tavern is now a private dwelling.

History

The parish was renamed from "Misterton" to "Misterton with Walcote" on 1 April 1995. ^[2]

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
2. "Market Harborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

External links

• Parish profile
• Parish Council website
• Historic photographs
• Misterton with Walcote Community Trust
• Vision through time