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WALTON, a hamlet in Kimcote and Knaptoft parishes, Leicester; 4 miles NE by E of Lutterworth. Acres, 1,240. Pop., about 500. Framework-knitting is carried on, and there is a Methodist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Kimcote CP/AP Knaptoft Tn/CP/AP Leicestershire AncC |
Place: | Walton |
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