Misterton with Walcote
{{Short description|Civil parish in Leicestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Misterton with Walcote
| civil_parish= Misterton with Walcote
| population = 486
| population_ref = (2011 Census)
| country= England
| region= East Midlands
| os_grid_reference= SP568841
| post_town= LUTTERWORTH
| postcode_area= LE
| postcode_district= LE17
| dial_code=
| constituency_westminster=
| shire_district= Harborough
| shire_county= Leicestershire
| coordinates = {{coord|52.45193|-1.16472|display=inline,title}}
| static_image= Misterton.jpg
| static_image_width= 240px
| static_image_caption= St Leonards Church, Misterton
}}
Misterton with Walcote, formerly just Misterton is a civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 486.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126620&c=Misterton+with+Walcote&d=16&e=62&g=6444713&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1466157739219&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=17 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
It forms part of the Harborough district. Of its two settlements Walcote is by far the larger, but Misterton has the parish church.
Walcote is on the A4304 road some two miles east of the town of Lutterworth and a mile east of Junction 20 of the M1 motorway.
The village has one public house, The Black Horse, which re-opened in 2017. The Tavern is now a private dwelling.
History
The parish was renamed from "Misterton" to "Misterton with Walcote" on 1 April 1995.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/market%20harborough.html|title=Market Harborough Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 December 2022}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.leics.gov.uk/misterton_with_walcote-5.pdf Parish profile]
- [http://www.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/mistertonwithwalcote Parish Council website]
- [http://www.francisfrith.com/walcote,leicestershire/photos/the-village-c1955_W638019/ Historic photographs]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070223085225/http://www.walcotecommunitytrust.org.uk/ Misterton with Walcote Community Trust]
- [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=11157 Vision through time]
Category:Civil parishes in Harborough District
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