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    Croft is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, off the Fosse Way, straddling the River Soar. The population of the civil...
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  • croft Croft, Cheshire, in the Borough of Warrington Croft, Leicestershire Croft, Lincolnshire Croft, Herefordshire Croft Castle, Herefordshire Croft-on-Tees...
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  • the Alaska-Yukon border, and eastern Greenland. Yates was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England and educated at Lutterworth Grammar School. In the 1980s...
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  • Thumbnail for South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
    South Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alberto Costa, a member of the Conservative...
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    Kingston. Known throughout his life as "Charlie", Dunning was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England. As a teenager, he originally worked in an iron foundry...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust (LRWT) is one of 46 wildlife trusts across the United Kingdom. It manages nature reserves in Leicestershire...
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  • Toft village (redirect from Croft and toft)
    behind the tofts are called crofts, by analogy with Croft (land), with the resulting landscape pattern being labelled toft and croft. Toft occurs in late Old...
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    Croft Pasture is a 6.2-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of Croft in Leicestershire. Most of the site...
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  • South Leicestershire Railway. The extension was completed in 1864 which included stations at Elmesthorpe (for Earl Shilton and Barwell), Croft, Narborough...
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    Croft and Huncote Quarry is a 35.3-hectare (87-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Croft in Leicestershire. It is a Geological...
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    Bella-Anna (died 1820), daughter of the Rev. Thomas Adnutt, Rector of Croft, Leicestershire. He died in 1827 and was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Willoughby...
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    Narborough is a large village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, around six miles (ten kilometres) southwest of Leicester....
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  • Facilities Act 1870 relating to Beccles Water Burnham and District Water Croft (Leicestershire) Water Borough of Portsmouth Water and Woodford Halse Water.   Beccles...
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  • towns, villages, and other locations within the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X...
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  • Jimmy Adams Sam Northeast Lancashire Lightning Ashley Giles Steven Croft Leicestershire Foxes Andrew McDonald Mark Pettini Middlesex Richard Scott Dawid...
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  • Thumbnail for Croft railway station, Leicester
    Croft railway station was a railway station serving the village of Croft in Leicestershire. It was on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 9 miles...
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    is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire...
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    Croft Hill is a 128m high natural hill rising up the Soar flood-plain north of Croft&quarry in Leicestershire, England. It stands out as an isolated landmark...
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    Blaby in Leicestershire, England. It has a population of around 40, and is roughly between Huncote and Stoney Stanton, but closest to Croft. It has a...
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    industry) is a market town and civil parish in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England with a population of 14,875 at the 2021 census. It is the second...
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  • Leicestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan...
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  • cricketer (Leicestershire) Rob Cook, rugby union player for Gloucester Rugby Sam Costelow, rugby union player for the Scarlets and Wales Tom Croft, British...
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    2017. "Croft Pasture". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017. "Croft Pasture...
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    Stoney Stanton is a large village in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England with a population of over 3,454 in 2001, increasing to 3,793 at the...
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    02.80°W / 52.28; -02.80 SO4565 Croft Leicestershire 52°33′N 1°14′W / 52.55°N 01.24°W / 52.55; -01.24 SP5195 Croft Lincolnshire 53°07′N 0°14′E / 53...
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    Blaby (UK Parliament constituency) (category Parliamentary constituencies in Leicestershire (historic))
    parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England renamed the Blaby constituency as South Leicestershire, with minor alterations...
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    May 2017. "Stoney Stanton & Croft". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Leicestershire County Council: Elections 2017...
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    Frisby is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire that lies approximately 7.3 miles (11.7 km) southeast of the city of Leicester...
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  • cricket over the previous 20 years. The 2005 captain, off spinner Robert Croft, proved effective on England tours, and was a useful pinch hitter in List...
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    Huncote (category Villages in Leicestershire)
    11 April 2007. "The Red Lion, Huncote, Leicestershire". beerintheevening.com. "Leicestershire Constabulary: Croft, Leicester Forest West, Huncote, Sapcote...
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