Carlton Curlieu
Carlton Curlieu is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about eleven miles south-east of Leicester city centre, and not far from Kibworth.
| Carlton Curlieu | |
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Carlton Curlieu Location within Leicestershire | |
| District | |
| Shire county |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE8 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of the free peasants'. In 1253, the village was held by William de Curley.
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