Long Whatton and Diseworth

Civil parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England

Human settlement in England

Long Whatton and Diseworth

Long Whatton

Long Whatton and Diseworth

Location within Leicestershire

Civil parish|

* Long Whatton and Diseworth

District|

* North West Leicestershire

Shire county|

* Leicestershire

Region|

* East Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom

List of places

England
Leicestershire

52°48′40″N 1°18′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.811°N 1.310°W﻿ / 52.811; -1.310
Diseworth

Long Whatton and Diseworth, formerly just Long Whatton is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes the villages of Long Whatton and Diseworth. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,760.[1]

The Donington Park motorway service area, a large part of East Midlands Airport, and a smaller part of the East Midlands Gateway freight terminal all lie in the northern part of the civil parish.[2]

## History

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On 1 April 1936 the parish of Diseworth was merged with Long Whatton, parts of Hathern and Shepshed was also merged,[3] on 4 August 1999 the parish was renamed "Long Whatton & Diseworth".[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
2. ^ Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
3. ^ "Relationships and changes Long Whatton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
4. ^ "Loughborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

## External links

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* Long Whatton and Diseworth Parish Council web site

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