Place:Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

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NameIbstock
Alt namesIbestochesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 161
TypeVillage
Coordinates52.667°N 1.4°W
Located inLeicestershire, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ibstock is a village and civil parish about south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is on the A447 road Between Coalville and Hinckley.

The toponym Ibstock could be a derivative of Ibestoche meaning the dairy farm of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name also found in other toponyms.

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