Long Whatton and Diseworth
{{Short description|Civil parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England}}
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Long Whatton and Diseworth, formerly just Long Whatton is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes the villages of Long Whatton and Diseworth. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,760.{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126061&c=Long+Whatton+and+Diseworth&d=16&e=62&g=6445306&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1465567436047&enc=1 |title=Civil Parish population 2011 |accessdate=10 June 2016 |publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
The Donington Park motorway service area, a large part of East Midlands Airport, and a smaller part of the East Midlands Gateway freight terminal all lie in the northern part of the civil parish.{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=446494&y=326075&z=11&bnd1=CTY+GLA&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Election Maps |publisher=Ordnance Survey| access-date=3 February 2022}}
History
On 1 April 1936 the parish of Diseworth was merged with Long Whatton, parts of Hathern and Shepshed was also merged,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10393231|title=Relationships and changes Long Whatton CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 December 2022}} on 4 August 1999 the parish was renamed "Long Whatton & Diseworth".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/loughborough.html|title=Loughborough Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 December 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.lwdpc.org.uk/ Long Whatton and Diseworth Parish Council web site]
Category:Civil parishes in Leicestershire
Category:North West Leicestershire District
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