Towns & cities · East Midlands
Donisthorpe
Donisthorpe — village in Leicestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Waterside Station · 1.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Donisthorpe is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: DE12. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Leicestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7272°, -1.5350°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Mease SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Donisthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford, in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, historically an exclave of Derbyshire.
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Background
History
In 1086 Donisthorpe was part of the land given to Nigel of Stafford by William the Conqueror. It was then known as "Durandestorp" which has been interpreted as 'the outlying settlement associated with Durand'. From: A Topographical Dictionary of England, published by S Lewis, London, 1848. <blockquote> DONISTHORPE, an ecclesiastical district, in the union of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, partly in the parish of Nether Seal, W. division of the hundred of Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, and partly in the parishes of Church-Gresley, Measham, and Stretton-en-le-Fields, hundred of Repton and Gresley, S. division of the county of Derby, 3½ miles (S. W.) from Ashby-de-la-Zouch; containing…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7272, -1.5350
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- North West Leicestershire
- Parish
- Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe
- Postcode
- DE12
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Nearest railway station
- Waterside Station — 1.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q965115 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Donisthorpe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Moira Road in Donisthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 797651.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Donisthorpe?
- Donisthorpe is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE12), in the parish of Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe.
- Is Donisthorpe a protected site?
- Yes — Donisthorpe is part of the River Mease SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Donisthorpe free to visit?
- Yes, Donisthorpe is free to enter.
- How do I get to Donisthorpe?
- The nearest railway station is Waterside Station, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE12.