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Countesthorpe
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Countesthorpe is a large village and civil parish in the Leicestershire district of Blaby, with a population of 6,393 (2001 census, falling slightly to 6,377 at the 2011 census. It lies to the south of Leicester, and is about from the city centre, but only two miles south of the suburb of South Wigston. Nearby places are Blaby and South Wigston to the north, Kilby to the east, Peatling Magna and Willoughby Waterleys to the south, and Broughton Astley, Cosby and Whetstone to the west.
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- Locality
- Countesthorpe
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 6,377
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image
- File:St Andrew's Church, Countesthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 230099.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Andrew's Church, Countesthorpe
- UK place.official_name
- Countesthorpe
- UK place.population
- 6377
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- Blaby
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Blaby
- UK place.post_town
- Leicester
- UK place.postcode_district
- LE8
- UK place.postcode_area
- LE
- UK place.dial_code
- 0116
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP585954
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 6377
- Official website
- www.countesthorpeparishcouncil.co.uk
- Image
- St Andrew's Church, Countesthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 230099.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0116
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- Commons category
- Countesthorpe
- OS grid reference
- SP585954
- postal code
- LE8
- P8168
- Götaland
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Countesthorpe is a large village and civil parish in the Leicestershire district of Blaby, with a population of 6,393 (2001 census, falling slightly to 6,377 at the 2011 census. It lies to the south of Leicester, and is about from the city centre, but only two miles south of the suburb of South Wigston. Nearby places are Blaby and South Wigston to the north, Kilby to the east, Peatling Magna and Willoughby Waterleys to the south, and Broughton Astley, Cosby and Whetstone to the west.
The name Countesthorpe originates from the 11th century when the area was part of the marriage dowry of the Countess Judith, niece of William the Conqueror. The 'thorpe' part of the name is a variant of the Middle English word thorp, meaning hamlet or small village.
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