Catthorpe

Catthorpe
Catthorpe  Catthorpe shown within Leicestershire
Population	179 (2001)
OS grid reference	SP552780
Civil parish	Catthorpe
District	Harborough
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTTERWORTH
Postcode district	LE17
Dialling code	01788
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Leicestershire
List of places UK England Leicestershire

Catthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is located beside the River Avon and close to the A5 road, and hence close to the tripoint formed by Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire; the nearest town is Rugby, around 4 miles (6.4 km) to the southwest. According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 179.

Catthorpe gives its name to the nearby road junction formed by the M1 and M6 motorways and the A14 road, which is known to be regularly congested owing to its non-standard design. The A14 passes under both motorways; these underpasses were built in the 1960s for the former A427, which passed through Catthorpe. In 2009, the Highways Agency announced their preferred design for the upgrade of the junction after a public consultation in 2008.

Catthorpe briefly came to national attention in 1999 when alleged war criminal Konrāds Kalējs was discovered to be living at a nursing home near the village.

The parish church, dedicated to St Thomas, dates from the 14th century and is Grade II* listed. The local pub is the Cherry Tree on Main Street.

External links

• Information on the M1/M6/A14 junction at Catthorpe
• Local site
• Leicestershire villages