Gilmorton

Also known as Gilmorton, Leicestershire

Gilmorton is a village and civil parish about northeast of Lutterworth in Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 976.

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Place details

Locality: Harborough
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 976
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Gilmorton
UK place.static_image_name: Gilmorton - All Saints Church - geograph.org.uk - 146474.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: All Saints' parish church
UK place.os_grid_reference: SP5787
UK place.population: 976
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.civil_parish: Gilmorton
UK place.shire_district: Harborough
UK place.shire_county: Leicestershire
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.country: England
UK place.constituency_westminster: South Leicestershire
UK place.post_town: Lutterworth
UK place.postcode_district: LE17
UK place.postcode_area: LE
UK place.dial_code: 01455
UK place.website: Gilmorton Parish Council
UK legislation.short_title: Gilmorton Inclosure Act 1777

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1017
Area: 999.66
Official website: gilmorton.leicestershireparishcouncils.org
Image: Gilmorton - All Saints Church - geograph.org.uk - 146474.jpg
Dialing code: 01455

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Commons category: Gilmorton
OS grid reference: SP5787
P8168: Jan Eriksson

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Manor
Parish church
Economic and social history
Amenities
Notes
References
Sources and further reading
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Gilmorton is a village and civil parish about northeast of Lutterworth in Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 976.

==Manor== The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village, when its population was about 140. The toponym may be derived from Old English: gilden (or gylden) meaning "golden", and morton, "town on the moor".