Long Whatton is a village and former

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, now in the parish of

Long Whatton and Diseworth Long Whatton and Diseworth, formerly just Long Whatton is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes the villages of Long Whatton and Diseworth. The population of the parish at the 20 ...

, in the

North West Leicestershire North West Leicestershire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Leicestershire, England. The towns in the district include of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington, Coalville, Leicestershire , Coalville (where the council is b ...

district, in the

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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 south of East Midlands Airport, off Junctions 23 and 23A of the

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, and has easy access to

Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a popula ...

via the A6 and to Shepshed,

Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ashby-de-la-Zouch (), also spelled Ashby de la Zouch, is a market town and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, near to the Derbyshire and Staffordshire borders. Its population at the 2021 census was ...

and

Kegworth Kegworth () is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands region, England. It forms part of the border with Nottinghamshire and is situated 6 miles north of Loughborough, ...

Geography

It is near the Charnwood Forest, in the northern division of the county, West Goscote

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, rural deanery of Akeley, Loughborough Union and County Court district. The village is clean and well built, several of the houses being modern, and is situated on the south bank of a small rivulet. It is north west by west from Loughborough, north west from

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, south south east. from

Castle Donington Castle Donington is a market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport. Etymology The name 'Donington' means 'farm/settlement connected with Dunna'. Another su ...

, and about the same distance from Kegworth. The population of Long Whatton as of 2021 is 1,156. Long Whatton History Society is participating in the setting up of a local

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with the Diseworth Heritage Trust.

Places to visit in Long Whatton

*Whatton House and Gardens https://whattonhouse.co.uk/ *Manor Organic Farm, Farm Shop and Tearooms. https://manororganicfarm.co.uk/ *Long Whatton Shop located on Main Street.

Amenities

The public houses are; The Royal Oak https://www.theroyaloaklongwhatton.co.uk/ The Falcon Inn https://www.falconlongwhatton.co.uk/ Long Whatton has one active church. Long Whatton All Saints Church. http://longwhattonvillage.co.uk/other_pages/all_saints.html Long Whatton Methodist Church. They closed the doors in 2020. And has a history of 200years. http://www.longwhattonvillage.co.uk/other_pages/methodist.html Long Whatton Baptist Church Due to a loss of funding, the Baptist Church sadly closed in 2016.

Community activities

Long Whatton hosts a village show every August Bank Holiday. Long Whatton has a

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and a Brownie pack. Long Whatton has a cricket club and a football team.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1936 the parish of Diseworth was merged with Long Whatton, parts of Hathern and Shepshed was also merged, on 4 August 1999 the parish was renamed "Long Whatton & Diseworth". In 1931 the parish of Long Whatton (prior to the merge) had a population of 587.

Gallery

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References

External links

Welcome to Long Whatton
Villages in Leicestershire Former civil parishes in Leicestershire North West Leicestershire District {{Leicestershire-geo-stub