Coston, Leicestershire

Coston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Garthorpe in the Melton district,[1] in the eastern part of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 74.[2]

Coston
St Andrew's parish church
Coston is located in Leicestershire
Coston
Coston
Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Katr'.[3]

On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Garthorpe.[4]

Church

The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is thought to date back to the 13th century and was restored in 1846.[5]

References
  1. County council Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Population statistics Coston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. "Relationships and changes Coston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1061273)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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