Knossington
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
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|country= England
|coordinates = {{coord|52.669|-0.815|display=inline,title}}
|static_image_name= The old school , Knossington - geograph.org.uk - 1578831.jpg
|static_image_width= 240
|static_image_caption= The old school, Knossington
|map_type= Leicestershire
|official_name= Knossington
|population= 316
|population_ref= (2011)
|civil_parish= Knossington and Cold Overton
|shire_district= Melton
|shire_county= Leicestershire
|region= East Midlands
|constituency_westminster= Rutland and Melton
|post_town= OAKHAM
|postcode_district= LE15
|postcode_area= LE
|dial_code= 01664
|os_grid_reference= SK801086
}}
Knossington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, around {{convert|4|miles|km}} west of Oakham. The population of the civil parish of "Knossington and Cold Overton" at the 2011 census was 316.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125351&c=Knossington+and+Cold+Overton&d=16&e=62&g=6445231&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1465997797828&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=15 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
File:Church of St Peter, Knossington - geograph.org.uk - 82593.jpg
It has been a designated conservation area since 1977.{{cite web |url=http://www.melton.gov.uk/docs/Knossington%20CA%20Appraisal.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420055312/http://www.melton.gov.uk/docs/Knossington%20CA%20Appraisal.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 April 2012 |title=Knossington CA Appraisal |author=Melton Borough Council |accessdate=4 June 2012 }}
History and notable buildings
Knossington is listed in the Domesday Book, having 31 households,{{cite web|url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK8008/knossington/|title=Knossington - Domesday Book|author=Domesday Book online|accessdate=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208215727/http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK8008/knossington/|archive-date=8 February 2015|url-status=dead}} in the hundred of Gartree.
In the south of the village is the Manor House, dating from the 16th or early 17th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22058|title=Knossington - A History of the County of Leicestershire|author=British History|accessdate=4 June 2012}}
File:Entrance to Knossington Grange - geograph.org.uk - 761690.jpg
The west side of the village is dominated by the grounds of Knossington Grange,{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-189872-knossington-grange-knossington-and-cold-|title=Knossington Grange|author=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=4 June 2012}} a large Tudor style mansion built in the late 19th century, now a school.{{cite web|url=http://www.knossingtongrange.co.uk|title=The Grange Therapeutic School|accessdate=30 January 2013}}
The 14th-century St Peter's church, restored in 1830, is a Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE| num = 1177524|desc= CHURCH OF ST PETER |accessdate = 17 November 2013}}
On 1 April 1936 the parish of Cold Overton was merged with Knossington, on 19 December 1984 the parish was renamed "Knossington & Cold Overton".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/melton%20mowbray.html|title=Melton Mowbray Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 December 2022}} In 1931 the parish of Knossington (prior to the merge) had a population of 252.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10382889/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Knossington CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 December 2022}}
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Category:Villages in Leicestershire