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 miles
- Northampton 23.2 miles
- Peterborough 24 miles
- Rugby 21.1 miles
- Loughborough 21.3 miles
- Kettering 12.8 miles
- Kettering Town 12.9 miles
- Corby 8.4 miles
- Wellingborough 19 miles
- Hinckley 22.7 miles
- Coalville 24.3 miles
- Rushden 22 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hallaton Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Nevill Ward 0.9 miles
- Slawston Parish 1.5 miles
- Blaston Parish 1.7 miles
- Horninghold Parish 1.7 miles
- Cranoe Parish 2.1 miles
- East Norton Parish 2.1 miles
- Tugby and Keythorpe Parish 2.2 miles
- Glooston Parish 2.4 miles
- Nevill Holt Parish 2.6 miles
- Medbourne Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Goadby Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Hallaton
LE16 8UD, LE16 8UH, LE16 8UQ, LE16 8TZ, LE16 8UF, LE16 8UJ, LE16 8UG, LE16 8UP, LE16 8UL … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 27.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 39 miles
- Market Harborough Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Corby Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Hallaton Ad
- The Crown 4 5.2 miles
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 7 miles
- The Falcon Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- The Lake Isle Restaurant with rooms 4 5.2 miles
- The R Inn Hotel 8.6 miles
- The Marquess of Exeter 4 5.4 miles
- Travelodge Market Harborough 3 7 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 6.9 miles
- The Admiral Hornblower 8.5 miles
- Rushton Hall Hotel and Spa 4 9.4 miles
Schools in Hallaton
- Hallaton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 10.4 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 11 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 11.7 miles
- University of Leicester University 12.6 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 13 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 13.2 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 13.4 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.2 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 17.1 miles