Coston, Leicestershire

Village in Leicestershire, England

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52°47′25″N 0°44′33″W / 52.79028°N 0.74250°W / 52.79028; -0.74250

Coston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Garthorpe in the Melton district,[1] in the eastern part of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 74.[2]

History

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Katr'.[3]

On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Garthorpe.[4]

Church

The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is thought to date back to the 13th century and was restored in 1846.[5]

References

  1. ^ County council Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Population statistics Coston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Coston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1061273)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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