Stanton-under-Bardon is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Hinckley and Bosworth

Hinckley and Bosworth

Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Its only towns are Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth...

 district of Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

, England

England

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. Population approx 1000 residents.http://www.leics.gov.uk/stanton-under-bardon.pdf. The houses are generally constructed out of red brick, with many on Main Street being Terraced and having long, thin gardens. The village is situated near junction 22 of the M1 motorway

M1 motorway

The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...

, close to Markfield

Markfield

Markfield is a commuter village sitting within both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest and in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement dates back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name...

, Stanton shares a local newspaper with Markfield, the Markfield and Stanton Under Bardon Herald. The village has a thatched pub, Post Office, two churches and a primary school. Nearby is Bardon Quarry, lots of wildlife, billabarra reserve and a spring.
The C of E Church is St Mary's and All Angels Link label