Hungarton

Infobox UK place
official_name= Hungarton
civil_parish= Hungarton
population= 269 (2001 Census) [cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=795965&c=Hungarton&d=16&e=15&g=466007&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1222636751242&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Hungarton CP (Parish) | publisher=Office for National Statistics | accessdate=2008-09-28 ]
country= England
region= East Midlands
os_grid_reference= SK690073
post_town= LEICESTER
postcode_area= LE
postcode_district= LE7
dial_code= 0116
constituency_westminster= Rutland and Melton
shire_district= Harborough
shire_county= Leicestershire
latitude= 52.659
longitude= -0.979
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static_image_caption= Main Street, Hungarton

The Village

Hungarton (or Hungerton) is a small village in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) from the city of Leicester. The name Hungarton is believed to have come from the Old English "Hungry tun" meaning Hungry town, it was called this because the quality of the soil in the area was so poor.

The layout of the village of Hungarton follows that of the model village that was built between 1764 and 1776 by a man called Shuckbrugh Ashby. There are a few cottages that pre-date these houses and many houses have been built since.

The village has a church, a village hall, a small stream and a Millennium Green. It also has a pub called "The Black Boy".

The Parish

The Parishdn of Hungarton covers over 4,000 acres (16 km²) of land in rural Leicestershire. The parish comprises three estates of Quenby, Baggrave and Ingarsby as well as the village of Hungarton.