Knossington


Knossington is a village in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, around west of Oakham. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 316.
The village is part of the civil parish of Knossington and Cold Overton. It has been a designated conservation area since 1977.

History and notable buildings

Knossington is listed in the Domesday book, having 31 households, in the hundred of Gartree.
In the south of the village is the Manor House, dating from the 16th or early 17th century.
The west side of the village is dominated by the grounds of Knossington Grange, a large Tudor style mansion built in the late 19th century, now a school.
The 14th-century St Peter's church, restored in 1830, is a Grade II* listed building.