Population 210 (2011 Census) Civil parish Peatling Magna Country England Shire county Leicestershire | OS grid reference SP593930 Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom District Harborough | |
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Peatling Magna is a village in Harborough District, south Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 210. It lies 3.7 km north-east of Ashby Magna and 2.9 km north-north-east of Peatling Parva.
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Map of Peatling Magna, Leicester, UK
In 1384, Peatling Magna was mentioned as "Great Petlyng" in a pardon granted to Thomas Astell, Thomas Mathew, and John Scot of "Great Petlyng" for the death of Nicholas Man of "Great Petlyng", as William de Skypwith and other justices assigned to deliver the gaol (jail) at Leicester Castle found that Astell and the others had acted in self-defense. (Just how three men killed one man in "self-defense" was not explained.)
Church
The church of All Saints is mainly of the 14th and 15th centuries and contains some fine examples of carved woodwork of different periods.