Blaston is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Harborough district of
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...
. It is a small parish with a population of 54 according to the 2001 census. As the population had remained less than 100, details from the 2011 census are included in the civil parish of
Horninghold. The village is near
Nevill Holt,
Medbourne and
Hallaton
Hallaton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 523, which had increased to 594 at the 2011 census.
History and description
The village's ...
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St Giles' Church in Blaston was rebuilt in 1878. Blaston was first mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
and the name probably means the settlement of Bleath (an Anglo-Saxon).
Annual Show
There is an annual show on the last Sunday in June, organised by the Blaston and District Agricultural Society.
In 2011, the show took place on Sunday 26 June, close to the nearby village of
Slawston. The Show raises money for local charities.
References
External links
Victoria County History on Blastonthe Society
Villages in Leicestershire
Civil parishes in Harborough District
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