Coston is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
, now in the parish of
Garthorpe in the
Melton district, in the eastern part of
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 74.
History
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Katr'.
On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Garthorpe.
Church
The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is thought to date back to the 13th century and was restored in 1846.
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Villages in Leicestershire
Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
Borough of Melton
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