Kimcote and Walton

Kimcote and Walton
Farm shop in Walton, now closed.
Kimcote and Walton
Location within Leicestershire
Population600 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP589866
Civil parish
  • Kimcote and Walton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE17
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Kimcote and Walton is a civil parish situated in the Harborough district, in Leicestershire, England, approximately 4 miles north east of Lutterworth. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 600. The parish includes the villages of Kimcote and Walton (historically also known as Walton in Knaptoft). All Saints Parish Church is situated in Kimcote. Walton once had a church but it was defunct in about 1630. Walton still has a Baptist Chapel and until recently a public house, the Dog and Gun, which is now a private house but retains its signage.

The parish was created in 1898 from the merger of the civil parishes of Kimcote and Walton in Knaptoft.

The parish was the base for many stockingers during the 19th century.

Hannah Boleyn, who co-wrote and performed the top 10 single DNA (Loving You) with Billy Gillies, is from Kimcote.