Huncote is a village and civil parish in the district of Blaby in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is just west of Narborough, and is on the Thurlaston Brook.
The village is small but still benefits from several amenities including a village pub (The Red Lion),[3] the Post office, a Spar shop, a Newsagent's shop, three hairdressers, a fish and chip shop, an Indian takeaway and three local parks spread throughout the village. .[4]
At the edge of the village is Huncote Leisure Centre and further along the Forest Road, near to the M69 motorway, is the home of Leicester Animal Aid, a pet rescue centre. Huncote also has a woodyard, and a residential care home for the elderly.
In October 2015, the post office was moved into the Spar shop and now caters for both needs.
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Huncote provides sporting facilities with a running club (Huncote Harriers) and BMX club (Huncote Hornets) whose home track (opened 2015) is based behind the Leisure Centre and is one of the top BMX tracks in the country.
Huncote also have a football team, Huncote Sports F. C., who play in the Leicester & District Premier Division and who used to be members of the Leicestershire Senior League. In the 2014/15 season Huncote won the '3 Sons Trophy' knockout competition, beating local rivals Magna 73 F. C. after a penalty shoot-out. Huncote's home ground is actually based on the outskirts of neighbouring village Thurlaston. The club have a Football Foundation standard clubhouse and share the facilities with Huncote Cricket Club.
huncote, village, civil, parish, district, blaby, county, leicestershire, england, just, west, narborough, thurlaston, brook, view, main, streetlocation, within, leicestershirearea0, population1, census, 2011, density4, grid, referencesp5197, london101, civil,. Huncote is a village and civil parish in the district of Blaby in the county of Leicestershire England It is just west of Narborough and is on the Thurlaston Brook HuncoteView up Main StreetHuncoteLocation within LeicestershireArea0 388 km2 0 150 sq mi 1 Population1 756 Census 2011 1 Density4 526 km2 11 720 sq mi OS grid referenceSP5197 London101 mi 163 km Civil parishHuncoteDistrictBlabyShire countyLeicestershireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLEICESTERPostcode districtLE9Dialling code0116UK ParliamentSouth LeicestershireWebsiteOfficial websiteList of places UK England Leicestershire 52 34 19 N 1 14 20 W 52 5720 N 1 2388 W 52 5720 1 2388 The place name Huncote is the etymological root of the American surnames Hunnicutt and Honeycut 2 Contents 1 The Village 2 Sport 3 See also 4 NotesThe Village editThe village is small but still benefits from several amenities including a village pub The Red Lion 3 the Post office a Spar shop a Newsagent s shop three hairdressers a fish and chip shop an Indian takeaway and three local parks spread throughout the village 4 At the edge of the village is Huncote Leisure Centre and further along the Forest Road near to the M69 motorway is the home of Leicester Animal Aid a pet rescue centre Huncote also has a woodyard and a residential care home for the elderly In October 2015 the post office was moved into the Spar shop and now caters for both needs Sport editHuncote provides sporting facilities with a running club Huncote Harriers and BMX club Huncote Hornets whose home track opened 2015 is based behind the Leisure Centre and is one of the top BMX tracks in the country Huncote also have a football team Huncote Sports F C who play in the Leicester amp District Premier Division and who used to be members of the Leicestershire Senior League In the 2014 15 season Huncote won the 3 Sons Trophy knockout competition beating local rivals Magna 73 F C after a penalty shoot out Huncote s home ground is actually based on the outskirts of neighbouring village Thurlaston The club have a Football Foundation standard clubhouse and share the facilities with Huncote Cricket Club See also editRichard Armitage grew up in HuncoteNotes edit a b Huncote Leicestershire citypopulation de Retrieved 1 April 2014 Descendants of William Huncote Retrieved 11 April 2007 The Red Lion Huncote Leicestershire beerintheevening com Leicestershire Constabulary Croft Leicester Forest West Huncote Sapcote Sharnford Stoney Stanton Thurlaston and surrounding villages Neighbourhood priorities Spring Summer 2007 leics police uk Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huncote nbsp This Leicestershire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Huncote amp oldid 1146772463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
