Illston on the Hill
| Illston on the Hill | |
|---|---|
 Main Street, Illston | |
  Illston on the Hill Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 179 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP706992 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE7 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Illston on the Hill is a small village and parish seven miles north of Market Harborough in the county of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census (including Carlton Curlieu) was 179.[1] The old part of Illston is a rare "dead end" village: literally, at the end of the road which leads to it Illston also has a village hall available for rent. In the summer it hosts events including a Village Fete and 'Onion Sunday'.
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
External links
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Media related to Illston on the Hill at Wikimedia Commons
- [1] Village Hall
- Village Hall website
- Parish Council website
- History
- Ordnance Survey Map of Village from multimap
- Photographs of village from Geograph
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