Littlethorpe, Leicestershire

Littlethorpe
Littlethorpe is located in Leicestershire
Littlethorpe
Littlethorpe
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSP5399696940
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeicester
Postcode districtLE19
Dialling code0116
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
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52°34′02″N 1°12′12″W / 52.56725°N 1.20327°W / 52.56725; -1.20327
Old Inn Pub, Station Road, Littlethorpe
Riddington Road Farm

Littlethorpe is a small village approximately six miles (ten kilometres) south of Leicester, separated from the village of Narborough by the Leicester to Birmingham railway line, and the River Soar of which it is the true discharge.

The village has expanded since the Second World War most noticeably through the creation of two housing estates, the Jelson estate and Barratt estate. Housing continues to be built, Parnell Close being completed during 2005.