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Hugglescote is a village on the River Sence in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about 1 mile south of the centre of Coalville, and its built-up area is now contiguous with the town. Hugglescote and Donington le Heath were part of the parish of Ibstock until 1878, when they were formed into a separate civil parish. Against local belief, Hugglescote i…
Hugglescote is a village on the River Sence in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about 1 mile south of the centre of Coalville, and its built-up area is now contiguous with the town. Hugglescote and Donington le Heath were part of the parish of Ibstock until 1878, when they were formed into a separate civil parish. Against local belief, Hugglescote is not classed as Coalville. The civil parish of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath was reinstated by an order made in May 2010, and the new parish council held its first meeting in May 2011.
  • Population: 4,189 (ward, 2001 census)
  • OS grid reference: SK4212
  • Civil parish: Hugglescote and Donington le Heath
  • District: North West Leicestershire
  • Shire county: Leicestershire
  • Region: East Midlands
  • Country: England
Data from: en.wikipedia.org