Bittesby

Bittesby

Bittesby is a deserted village and civil parish in Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is on the A5 road, about three miles from Lutterworth. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 6.

Bittesby was recorded in the Domesday Book as having 25 families resident. The village was depopulated in 1494. Hollow ways and house platforms remain on the site today. To the north of the site is an area of faced stonework, indicating the site of a chapel [ [http://countrywalks.defra.gov.uk/DisplayImage.aspx?Type=Mapboard&IFN=221900038.pdf "DEFRA pdf file with map"] ] .

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