Guthlaxton

Guthlaxton Hundred in Leicestershire

Guthlaxton is one of the hundreds of Leicestershire, located in the south of the county, adjacent to the borders with Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. It is bounded to the north-west by Sparkenhoe; to the east by Gartree Hundred; to the south-east by Northamptonshire, and to the south-west by Warwickshire. Including much of southern Leicester, it had a population of 185,411 in 2011.

It comprises the following ancient parishes:

• Arnesby
• Ashby Magna
• Ashby Parva
• Aylestone (except Lubbesthorpe)^*
• Bitteswell
• Blaby
• Broughton Astley
• Bruntingthorpe
• Castle View (ex. par.)
• Catthorpe
• Claybrooke (except Wibtoft)^†
• Cosby
• Cotesbach
• Dunton Bassett
• Foston
• Frolesworth
• Gilmorton
• Kilby
• Kimcote
• Knaptoft (except Mowsley)^‡
• Leicester St Mary (South Fields)^§
• Leicester St Margaret (Knighton)^‖
• Leire
• Lutterworth
• Misterton
• North Kilworth
• Oadby
• Peatling Magna
• Peatling Parva
• Shawell
• Swinford
• South Kilworth
• Westrill and Starmore (ex. par.)
• Whetstone
• Wigston Magna
• Willoughby Waterless

^*: In Sparkenhoe hundred.
^†: In Warwickshire.
^‡: In Gartree hundred.
^§: Remainder in Sparkenhoe hundred.
^‖: Remainder in Gartree hundred.