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Hambleton, a hamlet in Barkby parish, Leicestershire; 3 miles NE of Leicester. It belonged to William de Hambleton, grandson of the first Earl of Leicester; is alleged, by some, to have given rise to the Scottish ducal family of Hamilton; and gives the title of Viscount Hamilton to the Marquis of Abercorn.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].