Lockington 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of

Lockington-Hemington Lockington-Hemington is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes the villages of Hemington and Lockington. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 556, rising to 838 a ...

, in the

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district of

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, England. The village is close to the

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border. Although there is not a rail station in the village,

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opened nearby in 2008 at

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which provides links to the

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Lockington Hall Lockington Hall is a 17th-century country house, much improved and extended in later centuries, situated at Main Street, Hemington, Lockington, Leicestershire, and now converted to use as offices. It is a Grade II listed building. The two manors ...

in the village was the home of a branch of the Curzon family. In 1904 Henry Curzon of Lockington Hall was

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In 1994 a hoard of

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items was discovered locally. The hoard consisted of the shards of two Beaker style pots, a copper based alloy dagger and two embossed gold-sheet armlets. These 4,000-year-old finds are now in the

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Civil parish

On 1 April 1936 the parish of Hemington was merged with Knossington, on 14 May 1938 the parish was renamed "Lockington Hemington". In 1931 the parish of Lockington (prior to the merge) had a population of 186.

Notable people

John Gilbert Cooper John Gilbert Cooper or John Gilbert (24 August 1722 – 21 April 1769) was a British poet and writer. Biography John Gilbert was born in Lockington, Leicestershire. His father was left a legacy which included Thurgarton Priory which he was all ...

, poet, was born here in 1722.

References

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