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Kimcote

Kimcote and Walton
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Farm shop in Walton
Kimcote and Walton is located in Leicestershire
Kimcote and Walton
Kimcote and Walton
Kimcote and Walton shown within Leicestershire
Population 600 (2011)
OS grid reference SP589866
Civil parish
  • Kimcote and Walton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEICESTER
Postcode district LE17
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°28′28″N 1°07′59″W / 52.47436°N 1.13313°W / 52.47436; -1.13313Coordinates: 52°28′28″N 1°07′59″W / 52.47436°N 1.13313°W / 52.47436; -1.13313

Kimcote and Walton is a parish situated in Leicestershire, approximately 4 miles north east of Lutterworth. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 600. 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 a Public House, the Dog and Gun.

The parish was created in 1898 from the merger of the civil parishes on Kimcote and Walton in Knaptoft.

The parish was the base for many during the 19th century.



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