Gilmorton
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Gilmorton, a village
in South Leicestershire, England
with a population of over 900, is near to Ashby Magna
& Lutterworth
. The town's Anglo-Saxon
origin is shown by its appearance in the Domesday book
compiled in 1086. with a population of about 140. The name may come from Anglo-Saxon origins: gilden (or gylden) meaning golden, and morton, a town on the moor.
Contributions to the history of Gilmorton were published privately by Martin Bloxsom B.A., M.Inst.C.E, member of an old Gilmorton family, about 90 years ago.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in South Leicestershire, England
England
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with a population of over 900, is near to Ashby Magna
Ashby Magna
Ashby Magna is a small English village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. The parish had a population of 294 at the 2001 UK census. It is in the south of the county, and lies midway between junctions 20 and 21 of the M1...
& Lutterworth
Lutterworth
Lutterworth is a market town and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The town is located in southern Leicestershire, north of Rugby, in Warwickshire and south of Leicester. It had a population of 8,293 in the 2001 UK census....
. The town's Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...
origin is shown by its appearance in the Domesday book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
compiled in 1086. with a population of about 140. The name may come from Anglo-Saxon origins: gilden (or gylden) meaning golden, and morton, a town on the moor.
Contributions to the history of Gilmorton were published privately by Martin Bloxsom B.A., M.Inst.C.E, member of an old Gilmorton family, about 90 years ago.