Official Name: | Kimcote and Walton |
Civil Parish: | Kimcote and Walton |
Population: | 600 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Country: | England |
Region: | East Midlands |
Os Grid Reference: | SP589866 |
Post Town: | LEICESTER |
Postcode Area: | LE17 5 |
Postcode District: | LE17 |
Coordinates: | 52.4744°N -1.1331°W |
Static Image: | Walton-Leicestershire.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | Farm shop in Walton, now closed. |
Kimcote and Walton is a civil parish situated in the Harborough district, in Leicestershire, England, approximately 4 miles north east of Lutterworth. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 600.[1] The parish includes the villages of Kimcote and Walton (historically also known as Walton in Knaptoft). All Saints Parish Church is situated in Kimcote. Walton once had a church but it was defunct in about 1630. Walton still has a Baptist Chapel and until recently a Public House, the Dog and Gun, which is now a private house but retains it's signage.
The parish was created in 1898 from the merger of the civil parishes on Kimcote and Walton in Knaptoft.[2]
The parish was the base for many stockingers[3] during the 19th century.
Hannah Boleyn, who co-wrote and performed the top 10 single DNA (Loving You) with Billy Gillies, is from Kimcote.[4] [5]