Hamilton Lea

Hamilton Lea is a village and civil parish on the edge of Leicester, Leicestershire, England.[1][2] It is a part of the more recent Hamilton development, which spilled over the boundary with the city of Leicester into the Borough of Charnwood around Catteric Way and the northern stretches of Laverton Road and Hackness Road.[3]

Hamilton Lea
Hamilton Lea is located in Leicestershire
Hamilton Lea
Hamilton Lea
Location within Leicestershire
Population839 
Civil parish
  • Hamilton Lea
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeicester
Postcode districtLE7 3
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Hamilton Lea is the smallest inhabited civil parish in the United Kingdom by area, and the second smallest overall, after Chester Castle.[4]

Governance

As of 2021, the parish has not elected a parish council and is instead governed by a parish meeting that all registered electors in the parish can attend.[5]

References
  1. "Hamilton Lea (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "Local government and public involvement in Health Act 2007" (PDF). 31 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "Hamilton Lea - MapIt". Mapit.mysociety.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. "Standard Area Measurements (2020) for Parishes and Non-Civil Parished Areas in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. "First Hamilton Lea parish meeting - Council news - Communication and news - Charnwood Borough Council". Charnwood.gov.uk. 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.


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