Congerstone

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|country = England

|coordinates = {{coord|52.64|-01.46|display=inline,title}}

|official_name =Congerstone

|population =

|civil_parish=Shackerstone

|shire_district= Hinckley and Bosworth

|shire_county= Leicestershire

|region=East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Hinckley and Bosworth

|post_town= Nuneaton

|postcode_district = CV13

|postcode_area= CV

|dial_code=

|os_grid_reference= SK3605

|static_image= St Mary, Congerstone, Leics - geograph.org.uk - 387644.jpg

|static_image_width= 240px

|static_image_caption=St Mary's Parish Church

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Congerstone ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʌ|n|dʒ|ə|s|t|ən}}) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shackerstone, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :{{ISBN|0 319 46404 0}} It is three miles north west of Market Bosworth, of which it was historically a daughter parish. It is near the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal and the A444 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 209.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10374388/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Congerstone AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=26 December 2022}}

The Grade II* listed parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1179, although the current building is largely from the 16th century and was remodelled in the 19th century. {{cite web |title=Church of St Mary the Virgin A Grade II* Listed Building in Congerstone, Leicestershire |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101074210-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-shackerstone#.Xueh30VKhPY |website=British Listed Buildings |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615163535/https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101074210-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-shackerstone#.Xueh30VKhPY |url-status=live }} The patron of the church was formerly the Curzon family of Earl Howe who also helped fund the village school. {{cite web |title=Compton-Dundon - Congresbury Pages 675-678 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp675-678 |website=British History Online |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615163649/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp675-678 |url-status=live }} The church includes a monument by Sir George Frampton, dedicated to Georgiana, Countess Howe, first wife of Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe. {{cite web |title=About us - Congerstone: St Mary the Virgin |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/5464/about-us/ |website=A Church Near You |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615163534/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/5464/about-us/ |url-status=live }}

The village has one school, Congerstone Primary School, on Shackerstone Road.