MARKFIELD PARISH

Introduction

Markfield is a large village in both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest and in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement dates back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld. A variant of this is still used as the name for the village primary school, Mercenfeld. It is to the south-east of Junction 22 of the M1, and to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on OS sheet 129 at 222 metres above sea level. Nearby places are Newtown Linford, Groby, Field Head, and Stanton under Bardon. In the 1841 census its population was recorded at 1,203. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 5681. Markfield is within the LE67 postcode district. In 2012 Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council published an overview of Markfield conservation area.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	882 hectares
Population	4,847 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	550 people/km²
Mean age	46.0
Ward	Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead
District	Hinckley and Bosworth
Postcodes	LE67
ONS ID	E04005500