Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands
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| Place | Shangton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Harborough |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.559205 |
| Longitude | -0.946261 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shangton is a parish and village 1 mile (2 km) north of Tur Langton in Leicestershire, England. The parish is part of the Harborough district. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Shangton could mean 'shank farm/settlement', a long, narrow bent piece of ground; a narrow ridge or 'shank' projecting from high ground beside the village. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was approximately 125 (33 households).
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Shangton is a hamlet in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, located in the East Midlands region. It is situated at 52.559205°N, -0.946261°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Shangton is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
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