Bardon, Leicestershire

Bardon, Leicestershire

Bardon is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 26. To the west the parish borders the unparished area of Coalville, and going clockwise, the parishes of Charley, Markfield and Ellistown and Battleflat.

ee also

*Bardon Hill

References

* [http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/bardon/oralhistory.html Oral History - "According to Kelly's Directory, in 1921 Bardon parish had a population of 511. It also mentions that 'the quarries here, belonging to Messrs. Ellis and Everard, are said to be the largest in the county for the production of granite for macadamising' (road surfacing)"] at leicestershirevillages.com
* [http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/bardon/bardonvillage.html Bardon Village - "The Birch Tree pub, Bardon Hill, 1939. People still remember having to cross the road to the toilets in the small block on the left."] at leicestershirevillages.com


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