Hallaton

Hallaton

Hallaton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 523.

The village has a famous bottle kicking ritual. There is a small village museum.

A late Iron Age hoard of more than 5,000 silver and gold coins were found at a site near Hallaton in 2002. [ [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/leicester/news/ART46306.html?ixsid= Coin Hoard Article] ]

There was once a Hallaton railway station on the line between Market Harborough and Nottingham.

References

External links

* [http://www.hallaton.org/ Village website]


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