Lount

Lount is a small village near Ashby-De-La-Zouch in north-west Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 50 (approx). At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Staunton Harold. It has no local amenities apart from a public house. The village straddles the B587 road and is situated near to the A42 road.

The village was traditionally linked to the Staunton Harold Hall estate, and made up of 17th–19th century cottages. Lount was the scene in 1760, of a death, by murder, of Earl Ferrers' steward, who had been shot, by Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, at the neighbouring village of Staunton Harold. The steward returned to his house in Lount, where he died.^[1]^[2]^[3] The last 25 years has seen several modern houses erected there.

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Towns and villages of North West Leicestershire

Towns	Ashby de la Zouch Coalville Castle Donington

Large villages	Hugglescote Ibstock Kegworth Measham Whitwick

Small villages	Appleby Magna Bardon Belton Blackfordby Breedon on the Hill Charley Chilcote Coleorton Diseworth Donisthorpe Ellistown Heather Hemington Isley Walton Lockington Long Whatton Moira Normanton le Heath Oakthorpe Osgathorpe Packington Ravenstone Snarestone Snibston Staunton Harold Stretton en le Field Swannington Swepstone Thringstone Willesley Worthington

Hamlets	Acresford Albert Village Appleby Parva Battram Boothorpe Boundary Church Town Copt Oak Donington le Heath Farm Town Griffydam Little Packington Little Wigston Lount New Swannington Newbold Coleorton Newton Burgoland Norris Hill Oaks in Charnwood Peggs Green Shellbrook Spring Cottage Tonge Wilson

Coordinates: 52°46′13.43″N 1°25′42.10″W / 52.7703972°N 1.4283611°W / 52.7703972; -1.4283611

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