Bitteswell

Bitteswell
Bitteswell is located in Leicestershire
Bitteswell
Bitteswell
Location within Leicestershire
Population554 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP536858
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUTTERWORTH
Postcode districtLE17
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteBitteswell Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°28′05″N 1°12′42″W / 52.46806°N 1.21167°W / 52.46806; -1.21167

Bitteswell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bitteswell with Bittesby, in the Harborough district of Leicestershire in England. It is situated just north of the town of Lutterworth, and in the 2001 census had a population of 454 (including Magna Park).[1] The population had increased to 554 at the 2011 census.[2] It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Betmeswelle.[3] The village's name means 'the spring/stream in the broad valley'.[4]

  1. ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Bitteswell CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bitteswell Parish (1170215255)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Bitteswell | Domesday Book".
  4. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.