Laughton, Leicestershire
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{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Laughton
| civil_parish= Laughton
| population=
| country= England
| region= East Midlands
| os_grid_reference= SP660891
| post_town= Lutterworth
| postcode_area= LE
| postcode_district= LE17
| coordinates= {{Coord|52|29|45|N|1|01|38|W|type:city|display=title,inline}}
| dial_code=
| constituency_westminster= Harborough
| shire_district= Harborough
| shire_county= Leicestershire
| static_image= Laughton-Leicestershire.jpg
| static_image_width= 240px
| static_image_caption= Approaching Laughton village
}}
Laughton is a small village and parish situated in Leicestershire, approximately 5 miles west of Market Harborough. Old buildings dominate Laughton with currently only two modern buildings situated in the village. There is a row of cottages opposite the church that has parts dating back to medieval times. The church itself dates back to the 13th century and had a major renovation in 1879.{{cite web|url=http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/environment/countryside/walking/parishwalks/parish_walks_laughton.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517054547/http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/environment/countryside/walking/parishwalks/parish_walks_laughton.htm |archive-date=17 May 2009 |url-status=dead |title=Parish Walks – Laughton – Leicestershire County Council |accessdate=10 August 2016 }} The population is included in the civil parish of Gumley.
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Laughton, Leicestershire|Laughton}}
- [http://www.leics.gov.uk/laughton-2.pdf Census 2001 Parish Profile]
- [http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/environment/countryside/walking/parishwalks/parish_walks_laughton.htm Laughton Parish Walks]
- [http://www.multimap.com/maps/#map=52.4949,-1.02962|15|4&dp=os&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:52.49637:-1.02848:14|laughton,%20leicestershire|Laughton,%20Lutterworth,%20Leicestershire,%20England,%20LE17%206 Ordnance Survey mapping of Laughton]
- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=5823890 Photographs in and near Laughton from Geograph]
- [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22060 'Laughton', A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5: Gartree Hundred (1964), pp. 213–220.]
- [http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/ Search for designated historic sites and buildings in Laughton]
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