Bitteswell

Bitteswell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bitteswell with Bittesby, in the Harborough district of Leicestershire in England. It is situated just north of the town of Lutterworth, and in the 2001 census had a population of 454 (including Magna Park). The population had increased to 554 at the 2011 census. It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Betmeswelle. The village's name means 'the spring/stream in the broad valley'.

Bitteswell
Bitteswell
Location within Leicestershire
Population554 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP536858
Civil parish
  • Bitteswell with Bittesby
District
Shire county
  • Leicestershire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUTTERWORTH
Postcode districtLE17
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • South Leicestershire
WebsiteBitteswell Parish Council
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