Hallaton
Parish in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.567, -0.839 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 78 97 |
| Population: | 594 |
The village and civil parish of Hallaton sits in the district of Harborough in Leicestershire, England, set among rolling farmland and limestone hills on the edge of the Welland valley. It’s a compact rural community a short drive from the market town of Market Harborough, with lanes, hedgerows and a mix of arable and livestock farming shaping the local landscape.
Hallaton punches above its weight culturally and historically: nearby excavations produced the “Hallaton Treasure” - thousands of Iron Age and Roman coins and an Iron Age helmet - and the village is famous for its colourful Easter Monday customs, notably a traditional bottle‑kicking and hare‑pie scramble. Social life still revolves around the parish church, the village pub and local events, with small-scale agriculture and rural tourism underpinning the local economy.
Postcode districts covering Hallaton
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Northampton 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Peterborough 24 miles38.6 km
- Rugby 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Loughborough 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Kettering 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Kettering Town 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Corby 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Wellingborough 19 miles30.5 km
- Hinckley 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Coalville 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Rushden 22 miles35.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Hallaton Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Nevill Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Slawston Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Blaston Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Horninghold Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cranoe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- East Norton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Tugby and Keythorpe Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Glooston Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Nevill Holt Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Medbourne Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Goadby Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Hallaton
LE16 8UE, LE16 8UP, LE7 9XF, LE16 8UH, LE16 8UR, LE16 8UL, LE16 8UN, LE16 8TY, LE16 8UB … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 27.4 miles44.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 39 miles62.8 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Corby Railway Station 8.3 miles13.4 km
Hotels near Hallaton Ad
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Lake Isle Restaurant with Rooms 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 6 miles9.6 km
- The Falcon Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 6.8 miles11 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Rutland Water Courtyard Rooms 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Wisteria Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Hallaton
- Hallaton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Normanton Park Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.7 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 11.7 miles18.9 km
- University of Leicester University 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 13 miles20.8 km
- Belgrave Library Library 13.2 miles21.2 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Burghley House Historic site 17.1 miles27.4 km