Shangton
Shangton is a parish and village 1 mile north of Tur Langton in Leicestershire, England. The parish is part of the Harborough district. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Shangton could mean 'shank farm/settlement', a long, narrow bent piece of ground; a narrow ridge or 'shank' projecting from high ground beside the village.Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 92 residents
- Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Shangton, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Church of St Andrew.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kibworth Beauchamp and Carlton Curlieu.
Kibworth Beauchamp
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kibworth is an area of the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, that contains two civil parishes: the villages of Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt. Kibworth Beauchamp is situated 3 miles southwest of Shangton.
Carlton Curlieu
Village
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlton Curlieu is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about eleven miles south-east of Leicester city centre, and not far from Kibworth.
Tugby
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tugby is a village, which is situated 3½ miles northeast of Shangton.
Shangton
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Shangton” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Шангтон”
- Cebuano: “Shangton”
- Dutch: “Shangton”
- French: “Shangton”
- Irish: “Shangton”
- Italian: “Shangton”
- Ladin: “Shangton”
- Persian: “شنگتون”
- Polish: “Shangton”
- Swedish: “Shangton”
- Welsh: “Shangton”
- “Shangton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shangton and Three Gates.
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Highlights include Langton Caudle and Bassett’s Hill.
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