| Leighfield | |
|---|---|
  Leighfield Location within Rutland | |
| Area | 3.68 sq mi (9.5 km2) [1] |
| Population | 10 2001 Census[2] |
| • Density | 3/sq mi (1.2/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK832024 |
| • London | 82 miles (132 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OAKHAM |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Leighfield is a civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. There is no settlement centre in the parish, only a few isolated properties. In the 2001 census it had a population of 10, which was the fourth smallest of Rutland's parish populations.[3] At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Ridlington. It shares its name with Leighfield Forest, a much larger area from Braunston-in-Rutland to Stockerston and from Skeffington to Ridlington, a triangle of land roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) in each direction.[4]
The village's name means 'Wood/clearing'. Spellings with the addition of the Old English word 'feld' meaning 'open land' started to appear from the 14th century.[5]
The Leighfield Way is a 7.4 miles (11.9 km) waymarked route joining the Leicestershire and Rutland Rounds at Belton-in-Rutland with the Hereward Way and Viking Way at Oakham.[6]
- ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ Rutland Civil Parish populations, 2001 accessed 24-Oct-2011
- ^ Leighfield Forest Project. Leicestershire County Council, accessed 24-Oct-2011
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Leighfield Way". Ldwa.org.uk/l. The Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 10 December 2019.