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</gallery>'''King's Norton''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Harborough]] district of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]]. It is situated to the east of [[Leicester]], and about 2½ miles south-west of [[Billesdon]]. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 69. |
</gallery>'''King's Norton''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Harborough]] district of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]]. It is situated to the east of [[Leicester]], and about 2½ miles south-west of [[Billesdon]]. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 69. |
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King's Norton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the east of Leicester, and about 2½ miles south-west of Billesdon. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 69.
Church
The Gothic Revival church of St. John the Baptist was built at the cost of just over £20,000 in a little over one year at the commission of Squire William Fortrey. It was designed by local architect John Wing (1728-94) of North Luffenham. The spire was added in 1775 but destroyed in a storm in 1850.
The interior has hardly changed: the central three-decker pulpit, box pews and west gallery remain, lit by clear windows. Outside at its east end is a monument to William Fortrey, and close by is the 17th-century Fortrey manor house.
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