Bruntingthorpe Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St Mary's church, Bruntingthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 163286.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church, Bruntingthorpe
Coordinates:52.5028°N -1.1146°W
Official Name:Bruntingthorpe
Population:425
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:Harborough
Shire County:Leicestershire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:South Leicestershire
Post Town:Lutterworth
Postcode District:LE17
Postcode Area:LE

Bruntingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the census in 2001, the parish had a population of 398. The parish also includes the hamlet of Upper Bruntingthorpe. Following the 2011 census, the population of the parish had increased to 425.[1]

The former RAF Bruntingthorpe is now Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

History

The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement of Brenting/Branting'.[2]

Bruntingthorpe is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil[3] for the King.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruntingthorpe · Lutterworth, UK . 2022-07-14 . Bruntingthorpe · Lutterworth, UK . en.
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names. kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. 16 August 2021. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701063045/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Bruntingthorpe. live.
  3. Book: Ann Williams. Geoffrey Haward Martin. Domesday book. 2003. Penguin Classics. 978-0-14-143994-5 . 652 .