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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Locality: Harborough
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 976

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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".