Peckleton Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.606°N -1.306°W
Official Name:Peckleton
Static Image:St Mary Magdalene Church in Peckleton - geograph.org.uk - 703262.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary Magdalene's Church
Population:1,067
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton
Shire District:Hinckley and Bosworth
Shire County:Leicestershire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:Leicester
Postcode District:LE9
Postcode Area:LE
Os Grid Reference:SK4701

Peckleton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The villages of Kirkby Mallory and Stapleton also form part of the parish. Thus, according to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,077,[1] falling slightly to 1,067 at the 2011 census.[2] Due east of the village is Peckleton Common, adjacent to The Glebe Fisheries, an angling centre of excellence completed in 1996. The local church, St Mary Magdalene, is located just south of the village centre.

Notable residents of Peckleton include George Vincent (MP), heir (through his mother) to the Moton family which held the manor of Peckleton for centuries; and descendants of Charles Henry Bennett, illustrator to Charles Darwin and Lewis Carroll.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935 the parishes of Kirkby Mallory and Stapleton were merged with Peckleton,[3] the meregd parish was later renamed "Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton". In 1931 the parish of Peckleton (prior to the merge) had a population of 283.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leics.gov.uk/peckleton.pdf Census 2001 Parish Profile
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 15 June 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Peckleton CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 12 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Population statistics Peckleton CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 12 July 2023.