Knossington

Knossington
The old school, Knossington
Knossington is located in Leicestershire
Knossington
Knossington
Location within Leicestershire
Population316 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK801086
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOAKHAM
Postcode districtLE15
Dialling code01664
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°40′08″N 0°48′54″W / 52.669°N 0.815°W / 52.669; -0.815

Knossington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, around 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Oakham. The population of the civil parish of "Knossington and Cold Overton" at the 2011 census was 316.[1]

St Peter's church

It has been a designated conservation area since 1977.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ^ Melton Borough Council. "Knossington CA Appraisal". Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.