Hinckley and Bosworth Leicestershire England United Kingdom
52.6258102,-1.2943538

Desford

Desford is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of England, 7 miles (11 km) west of the centre of Leicester and around 7 miles north east of Hinckley. Situated on a hill approximately 400 feet above sea level, the parish includes the hamlets of Botcheston and Newtown Unthank and a scattered settlement at Lindridge. The population at the 2021 census had increased to 4,592. Desford is in the Doomsday Book of 1086 but the name itself is older than that meaning Deor's Ford suggesting an Anglo Saxon origin. Another suggestion is that it means 'ford frequented with wild animals'.

Distance between:

London to Desford 92 Miles / 148 Kms
Liverpool to Desford 89 Miles / 143 Kms

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Population 2017: 4179 inhabitants