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Marefield

Coordinates: 52°39′54″N 0°53′59″W / 52.66494°N 0.89983°W / 52.66494; -0.89983
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Marefield
Marefield is located in Leicestershire
Marefield
Marefield
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSK746079
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeicester
Postcode districtLE7
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°39′54″N 0°53′59″W / 52.66494°N 0.89983°W / 52.66494; -0.89983
Riders on horseback approaching Marefield, Leicestershire

Marefield is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 20. At the census 2011 the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Owston and Newbold. It was also the birthplace of Wire drummer Robert Gotobed, and Thomas Hooker, one of the main founders of Connecticut, USA.[citation needed]