[1] It is three miles north west of Market Bosworth, of which it was historically a daughter parish.

[2] The Grade II* listed parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1179, although the current building is largely from the 16th century and was remodelled in the 19th century.

[3] The patron of the church was formerly the Curzon family of Earl Howe who also helped fund the village school.

[4] The church includes a monument by Sir George Frampton, dedicated to Georgiana, Countess Howe, first wife of Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe.

The village's name derives from the Old English cyning-tūn meaning 'farm/settlement of a king'.