Atterton

Atterton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherley, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.^[1] It has a population of approximately 40 people. In 1931 the parish had a population of 43.^[2]

Atterton
Sign on entering the hamlet suggests local ducks know their limits precisely - February 2008: Look west Atterton Road
Atterton Location within Leicestershire
Population	c.40
OS grid reference	SP3598
Civil parish	Witherley
District	Hinckley and Bosworth
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ATHERSTONE
Postcode district	CV9
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.57°N 01.48°W / 52.57; -01.48

History

The hamlet's name means 'farm/settlement of Athelred or Eadred'.^[3]

Atterton became a parish in 1866, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Witherley.^[4]

References

1. OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46404 0
2. "Population statistics Atterton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
4. "Relationships and changes Atterton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 December 2022.