Coston, Leicestershire Explained

Official Name:	Coston
Civil Parish:	Garthorpe
Country:	England
Region:	East Midlands
Coordinates:	52.7903°N -0.7425°W
Shire District:	Melton
Shire County:	Leicestershire
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Static Image:	Coston parish church.jpg
Static Image Caption:	St Andrew's parish church

Coston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Garthorpe in the Melton district,^[1] in the eastern part of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 74.^[2]

History

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Katr'.^[3]

On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Garthorpe.^[4]

Church

The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is thought to date back to the 13th century and was restored in 1846.

Notes and References

1. http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/land_charges_searches/localsearches/townsandvillages.htm#towns-c County council
2. Web site: Population statistics Coston AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 21 October 2022.
3. Web site: Key to English Place-names. kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. 20 August 2021. 10 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810070148/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Coston. live.
4. Web site: Relationships and changes Coston AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 21 October 2022.