Blaston Explained

Country:England
Region:East Midlands
Static Image Name:Blaston.jpg
Postcode Area:LE
Postcode District:LE16
Post Town:MARKET HARBOROUGH
Coordinates:52.551°N -0.814°W
Constituency Westminster:Rutland and Melton

Blaston is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. It is a small parish with a population of 54 according to the 2001 census. As the population had remained less than 100, details from the 2011 census are included in the civil parish of Horninghold. The village is near Nevill Holt, Medbourne and Hallaton. St Giles' Church in Blaston was rebuilt in 1878. Blaston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book and the name probably means the settlement of Bleath (an Anglo-Saxon).[1] [2]

Annual Show

There is an annual show on the last Sunday in June, organised by the Blaston and District Agricultural Society.[3] In 2011, the show took place on Sunday 26 June, close to the nearby village of Slawston. The Show raises money for local charities.

External links

52.551°N -0.814°W

Notes and References

  1. Ekwall, E. (1940) The Concise Dictionary of English Place-names, 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names. kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. 14 August 2021. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210630172618/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Blaston. live.
  3. Web site: Home. Blaston Show. 14 August 2021. 3 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303062741/https://www.blastonshow.co.uk/. live.