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[[File:Sparkenhoe Hundred - Leicestershire.svg|thumb|250px|Sparkenhoe Hundred in Leicestershire]] | [[File:Sparkenhoe Hundred - Leicestershire.svg|thumb|250px|Sparkenhoe Hundred in Leicestershire]] | ||
| − | '''Sparkenhoe''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Leicestershire]], located in the west of the county, adjacent to the border with [[Warwickshire]]. It is bounded to the north by [[West Goscote Hundred]]; to the south-east by [[Guthlaxton]]; and to the west by Warwickshire. There is also a short border with [[Gartree]] to the very east, and a border with a detached part of [[Derbyshire]] to the north-west. Including many | + | '''Sparkenhoe''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Leicestershire]], located in the west of the county, adjacent to the border with [[Warwickshire]]. It is bounded to the north by [[West Goscote Hundred]]; to the south-east by [[Guthlaxton]]; and to the west by Warwickshire. There is also a short border with [[Gartree Hundred]] to the very east, and a border with a detached part of [[Derbyshire]] to the north-west. Including many western suburbs of [[Leicester]], it had a population of 249,901 in 2011. |
It comprises the following ancient parishes: | It comprises the following ancient parishes: | ||
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*[[Appleby Magna|Appleby]] (Appleby Parva)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Appleby Magna|Appleby]] (Appleby Parva)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[Aston Flamville]] | *[[Aston Flamville]] | ||
| − | *[[Aylestone]] | + | *[[Aylestone]] (Lubbesthorpe)<sup>†</sup> |
*Bardon (ex. par.) | *Bardon (ex. par.) | ||
*[[Barwell]] | *[[Barwell]] | ||
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*[[Heather]] | *[[Heather]] | ||
*[[Higham on the Hill]] | *[[Higham on the Hill]] | ||
| − | *[[Hinckley]] (except Hydes Pastures)<sup> | + | *[[Hinckley]] (except Hydes Pastures)<sup>‡</sup> |
*[[Ibstock]] | *[[Ibstock]] | ||
*[[Kirkby Mallory]] | *[[Kirkby Mallory]] | ||
*Knoll and Basset House (ex. par.) | *Knoll and Basset House (ex. par.) | ||
| − | *[[Leicester]] St Mary (except South Fields)<sup> | + | *[[Leicester]] St Mary (except South Fields)<sup>§</sup> |
*[[Market Bosworth]] | *[[Market Bosworth]] | ||
*[[Markfield]] | *[[Markfield]] | ||
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<sup>*</sup>: Remainder in Derbyshire, locally in West Goscote hundred.<br /> | <sup>*</sup>: Remainder in Derbyshire, locally in West Goscote hundred.<br /> | ||
| − | <sup>†</sup>: In Warwickshire.<br /> | + | <sup>†</sup>: Remainder in Guthlaxton hundred.<br /> |
| − | <sup> | + | <sup>‡</sup>: In Warwickshire.<br /> |
| + | <sup>§</sup>: In Guthlaxton. | ||
{{Leicestershire hundreds}} | {{Leicestershire hundreds}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 11 December 2019
Sparkenhoe is one of the hundreds of Leicestershire, located in the west of the county, adjacent to the border with Warwickshire. It is bounded to the north by West Goscote Hundred; to the south-east by Guthlaxton; and to the west by Warwickshire. There is also a short border with Gartree Hundred to the very east, and a border with a detached part of Derbyshire to the north-west. Including many western suburbs of Leicester, it had a population of 249,901 in 2011.
It comprises the following ancient parishes:
- Appleby (Appleby Parva)*
- Aston Flamville
- Aylestone (Lubbesthorpe)†
- Bardon (ex. par.)
- Barwell
- Cadeby
- Croft
- Desford
- East Leicester Forest (ex. par.)
- Elmsthorpe
- Enderby
- Fenny Drayton
- Freak's Ground (ex. par.)
- Glenfield
- Glenfield Frith (ex. par.)
- Gopsall (ex. par.)
- Heather
- Higham on the Hill
- Hinckley (except Hydes Pastures)‡
- Ibstock
- Kirkby Mallory
- Knoll and Basset House (ex. par.)
- Leicester St Mary (except South Fields)§
- Market Bosworth
- Markfield
- Merevale
- Mythe (ex. par.)
- Nailstone
- Narborough
- Newbold Verdon
- New Found Pool (ex. par.)
- New Parks (ex. par.)
- Norton juxta Twycross
- Orton on the Hill
- Peckleton
- Ratby
- Sapcote
- Shackerstone
- Sharnford
- Sheepy Magna
- Sheepy Parva
- Sibstone
- Snarestone
- Stoney Stanton
- Thornton
- Thurlaston
- Twycross
- West Leicester Forest (ex. par.)
- Witherley
*: Remainder in Derbyshire, locally in West Goscote hundred.
†: Remainder in Guthlaxton hundred.
‡: In Warwickshire.
§: In Guthlaxton.
| Hundreds of Leicestershire |
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East Goscote • Framland • Gartree • Guthlaxton • Sparkenhoe • West Goscote |
