Shangton

Shangton
Shangton (2007)
Shangton is located in Leicestershire
Shangton
Shangton
Location within Leicestershire
Area1.9789 sq mi (5.125 km2)
Population125 (2011)[1]
• Density63/sq mi (24/km2)
OS grid referenceSP723964
• London80.38 mi (129.36 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Shangton
District
Unitary authority
Shire county
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE8
Dialling code01858
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteShangton Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°33′42″N 0°56′06″W / 52.56153°N 0.93487°W / 52.56153; -0.93487

Shangton is a parish and village 1 mile (2 km) north of Tur Langton in Leicestershire, England. The parish is part of the Harborough district. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Shangton could mean 'shank farm/settlement', a long, narrow bent piece of ground; a narrow ridge or 'shank' projecting from high ground beside the village.[2][3] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was approximately 125 (33 households).[1]

History

Mentioned in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086, Shangton was a settlement in the Hundred of Gartree, Leicestershire. In 1086, it had an estimate of 22.6 households, representing the heads of families (with an average 5 persons per household).[4] The village Church of St. Nicholas is a Grade II* listed building,[5] with the body of the church dating to the 13-15th century.[5] The village of Shangton (spelt as Shankton) is clearly visible on the 1576 map of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, produced (in Latin) by Christopher Saxton as part of his Atlas of England and Wales,[6] but no indication of village settlement size is shown. The line of the Gartree Roman road (Via_Devana) is 0.6 miles (1 km) north east of the village. This road was once the main route between Leicester and Rockingham prior to the building of the London Road turnpike in 1726.[7] As a result of the turnpike, the Roman road soon fell into disrepair[8] and only parts of it remain visible today.

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shangton as follows:

"SHANGTON, a parish in Market-Harborough district, Leicester; 2¾ miles E N E of Kibworth r. station. Post-town, Leicester. Acres, 1, 590. Real property, £1, 969. Pop., 82. Houses, 16. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough Value, £360.* Patron, Sir C E. Isham, Bart. The church was restored in 1851, and the chancel rebuilt in 1863."[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Shangton parish postcodes". doogal.co.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ Lee, J. M.; McKinley, R. A. (1964). A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5, Gartree Hundred. Vol. 5. Victoria County History, London. pp. 293–297. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Shangton, Leicestershire". opendomesday.org. Open Domesday. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St. Nicholas (Grade II*) (1061581)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ^ Christopher Saxton (1576). Saxton's map of Warwickshire and Leicestershire (Map). Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Taylowe Limited. Terwoort, Lenaert.
  7. ^ "The Turnpike Route Through Kibworth Harcourt". kibworthvillage.co.uk. Kibworth Village. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ Nichols, John (1798). The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester : Vol. 2, Part 2. Vol. 2. United Kingdom -- England -- Leicestershire: Printed for the author by J. Nichols. pp. 791–792.
  9. ^ Marius, John. "Shangton". Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 14 February 2024.


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