Hungarton
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 Hungarton seen from near Quenby Hall |
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 Hungarton
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| Hungarton shown within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 269 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SK690073 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE7 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Hungarton (or Hungerton) is a small village in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is about 10 miles (16.1 km) north-east of Leicester and 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Melton Mowbray. The village is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Hungretone. The population of the civil parish was 269 at the 2001 census, including Ingarsby and increasing to 289 at the 2011 census.
The layout of the village of Hungarton follows that of the model village built between 1764 and 1776 by Shukburgh Ashby, then the owner of nearby Quenby Hall. There are a few cottages that pre-date these houses and many houses have been built since.
The village has a church, a village hall, a small stream and a Millennium Green. It also has a pub called The Black Boy. Stilton cheese was first produced in a dairy in the grounds of Quenby Hall.
The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist is part of a group benefice with Keyham, Billesdon, Goadby and Skeffington. A service is held there twice a month.
The parish of Hungarton covers over 4000 acres (16 km²) of land. and includes the three estates of Quenby Hall, Baggrave and Ingarsby as well as the village.
A bill to enclose common lands in the village was introduced in 1762.
John Marius Wilson: Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72):
Samuel Lewis, editor: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848):
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