Coston, Leicestershire

Coston is a village in the eastern part of Leicestershire, England. The population is included in the civil parish of Sproxton.

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Katr'.[1]

Governance

Coston forms part of the civil parish of Garthorpe that, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.[2]

Church
St Andrew's parish church

The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is thought to date back to the 13th century and was restored in 1846.[3]

References
  1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. County council Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1061273)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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