Billesdon

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Billesdon

Billesdon shown within Leicestershire
Population	745
OS grid reference	SK718028
District	Harborough
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEICESTER
Postcode district	LE7
Dialling code	0116
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland & Melton
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°37′07″N 0°56′24″W / 52.6185, -0.94

Billesdon is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 745 according to the 2001 census. It is just off the A47, nine miles east of Leicester. The Billesdon bypass opened in October 1986. Nearby places include Houghton on the Hill (the next village towards Leicester), and Skeffington (the next village east towards Uppingham), Tilton on the Hill, and Gaulby. The Billesdon Brook flows through the village.

Billesdon was formerly the seat of Billesdon Rural District, which was merged into the Harborough district in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.

Billesdon has a good amount of local amenities including two public houses, the Queens Head situated on Church Street and the New Greyhound Inn situated in the Market Place. There is a village store, hairdressers, doctors surgery situated in the Market Place too. On Church Street there is a post office and on Leicester Road there is a garage featuring a filling station. There is a mobile butcher and a mobile fishmonger which visits once a week. A mobile chipshop visits twice a week as well and there is a fire station. The Coplow Centre is Billesdon's own leisure centre featuring multi purpose sports area, concert hall with stage. The Centre has various events taking place throughout the year such as drama productions, entertainment evenings, sports, etc. The church is St John the Baptist. There is an FM transmitter, on Life Hill close to Tilton on the Hill at Lord Morton's Covert wood at Sludge Hall. It transmits various radio stations