Knossington

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title: "Knossington" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-leicestershire", "former-civil-parishes-in-leicestershire", "borough-of-melton"] description: "Village in Leicestershire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-leicestershire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossington" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Leicestershire, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
static_image_name	The old school , Knossington - geograph.org.uk - 1578831.jpg
static_image_width	240
static_image_caption	The old school, Knossington
map_type	Leicestershire
official_name	Knossington
population	316
population_ref	(2011)
civil_parish	Knossington and Cold Overton
shire_district	Melton
shire_county	Leicestershire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Rutland and Melton
post_town	OAKHAM
postcode_district	LE15
postcode_area	LE
dial_code	01664
os_grid_reference	SK801086
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Knossington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, around 4 miles west of Oakham. The population of the civil parish of "Knossington and Cold Overton" at the 2011 census was 316.

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It has been a designated conservation area since 1977.

History and notable buildings

Knossington is listed in the Domesday Book, having 31 households, in the hundred of Gartree.

In the south of the village is the Manor House, dating from the 16th or early 17th century.

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The west side of the village is dominated by the grounds of Knossington Grange, a large Tudor style mansion built in the late 19th century, now a school.

The 14th-century St Peter's church, restored in 1830, is a Grade II* listed building.

On 1 April 1936 the parish of Cold Overton was merged with Knossington, on 19 December 1984 the parish was renamed "Knossington & Cold Overton". In 1931 the parish of Knossington (prior to the merge) had a population of 252.

References

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
2. Melton Borough Council. "Knossington CA Appraisal".
3. Domesday Book online. "Knossington - Domesday Book".
4. British History. "Knossington - A History of the County of Leicestershire".
5. British Listed Buildings. "Knossington Grange".
6. "The Grange Therapeutic School".
7. {{NHLE
8. "Melton Mowbray Registration District". UKBMD.
9. "Population statistics Knossington CP/AP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].

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