Stanton under Bardon
village in Leicestershire, England, UK
Stanton-under-Bardon is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Coalville, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 634.
Most of the houses are red brick, and many on Main Street are terraced and have long, thin gardens. The village is set in farmland and open fields and is near Junction 22 of the M1 motorway. The village is near Markfield, with which it shares a local newspaper, the Markfield and Stanton Under Bardon Herald. The village has a thatched pub, two churches and a primary school. Bardon Quarry is nearby.
History
Stanton under Bardon derives from the Old English words stᾱn for "stone" and tῡn for a village or estate.
The Domesday Book of 1086 records Stanton under Bardon under the Guthlaxon hundred of Leicestershire. It records the village as having had 18 households and three geld units.
The public source identifies “Stanton under Bardon” as village in Leicestershire, England, UK. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Stanton, Bardon and village.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7600289. VIAF identifies the subject as 2778156919251554970006. Authority coordinates are 52.690, -1.310. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011 and 1086.
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