Kimcote and Walton

Kimcote and Walton
Farm shop in Walton
Kimcote and Walton
Kimcote and Walton shown within Leicestershire
Population	600 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP589866
Civil parish	Kimcote and Walton
District	Harborough
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
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	Harborough
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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