Knossington
The old school, Knossington
Knossington Location within Leicestershire
Population	316 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK801086
Civil parish	Knossington and Cold Overton
District	Melton
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OAKHAM
Postcode district	LE15
Dialling code	01664
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°40′08″N 0°48′54″W / 52.669°N 0.815°W / 52.669; -0.815

Knossington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, around 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Oakham. The population of the civil parish of "Knossington and Cold Overton" at the 2011 census was 316.^[1]

It has been a designated conservation area since 1977.^[2]

History and notable buildings

Knossington is listed in the Domesday book, having 31 households,^[3] in the hundred of Gartree.

In the south of the village is the Manor House, dating from the 16th or early 17th century.^[4]

The west side of the village is dominated by the grounds of Knossington Grange,^[5] a large Tudor style mansion built in the late 19th century, now a school.^[6]

The 14th-century St Peter's church, restored in 1830, is a Grade II* listed building.^[7]

On 1 April 1936 the parish of Cold Overton was merged with Knossington, on 19 December 1984 the parish was renamed "Knossington & Cold Overton".^[8] In 1931 the parish of Knossington (prior to the merge) had a population of 252.^[9]