Bitteswell

Bitteswell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bitteswell with Bittesby, in the Harborough district of Leicestershire in England. It is situated just north of the town of Lutterworth, and in the 2001 census had a population of 454 (including Magna Park).[1] The population had increased to 554 at the 2011 census.[2] It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Betmeswelle.

Bitteswell
Bitteswell
Location within Leicestershire
Population554 (2011)
Civil parish
  • Bitteswell with Bittesby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUTTERWORTH
Postcode districtLE17
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The village's name means 'the spring/stream in the broad valley'.[3]

The village also had its own RAF station called RAF Bitteswell.[4] Hawker Siddeley had a factory next to the airfield, where Vulcan bombers (and many other aircraft) were built and maintained.[5]

Bitteswell also has St. Mary's C of E Primary School, St Mary's Church, Bitteswell and a pub, the Man at Arms, which is part of the King Henry Taverns group.

Notable people

References
  1. "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Bitteswell CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bitteswell Parish (1170215255)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. "Aviation Archaeology - flying units (search for Bitteswell)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  5. "RAF Bitteswell airfield". www.controltowers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

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