Stanton under Bardon

Stanton under Bardon
St Mary and All Saints' parish church
Stanton under Bardon is located in Leicestershire
Stanton under Bardon
Stanton under Bardon
Location within Leicestershire
Population634 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSK4610
Civil parish
  • Stanton-under-Bardon
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarkfield
Postcode districtLE67
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteStanton Under Bardon Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°41′15″N 1°18′49″W / 52.6875°N 1.3136°W / 52.6875; -1.3136

Stanton-under-Bardon is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Coalville, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 634.[1]

Most of the houses are red brick, and many on Main Street are terraced and have long, thin gardens. The village is set in farmland and open fields and is near Junction 22 of the M1 motorway. The village is near Markfield, with which it shares a local newspaper, the Markfield and Stanton Under Bardon Herald. The village has a thatched pub, two churches and a primary school. Bardon Quarry is nearby.

  1. ^ "Area: Stanton-under-Bardon (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2015.