Hose, Leicestershire
Hose is a village in the civil parish of Clawson, Hose and Harby, in the Borough of Melton and the county of Leicestershire, England. The town of Melton Mowbray is six miles to the south. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 580.
Location and amenities
In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 421. Hose was merged with Harby and Long Clawson on 1 April 1936. It lies in the north-east of the county, in the Vale of Belvoir, close to the route of the defunct Grantham Canal, which has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and underwent a campaign of environmental dredging and planting in 2014.The weekday bus service No. 24, between Melton and Bottesford and Bingham runs through the village. All three termini have railway stations.
The village has a medieval Anglican church, a Baptist chapel, a shop and sub-post office, a village hall with playing fields, and a public house, the Rose and Crown. The village green is known as the Park, and includes the premises of a blacksmith.