Place:Desford, Leicestershire, England

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NameDesford
Alt namesDeressource: Domesday Book (1985) p 160
Diresfordsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 160
Botchestonsource: hamlet in parish
Newtown Unthanksource: hamlet in parish
Lindridgesource: settlement in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.617°N 1.283°W
Located inLeicestershire, England
See alsoSparkenhoe Hundred, Leicestershire, Englandhundred in which the parish was included
Market Bosworth Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1974
Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, Englanddistrict municipality from 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Desford is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth District, 7 miles (11 km) west of the centre of Leicester. The parish includes the hamlets of Botcheston and Newtown Unthank and a scattered settlement at Lindridge. The population at the 2011 UK census stood at 3,930.

Desford Aerodrome, a World War II airfield adjacent to Desford village was acquired by Caterpillar Inc. after the war and the corporation is now a significant employer in the parish.

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