▁by ▁the ▁Far mer ▁and ▁Fish er ▁families . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁defined ▁Lind ley ▁Hall ▁Farm ▁as ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁centre ▁of ▁England . ▁A ▁pla que ▁den oting ▁this ▁point , ▁and ▁disput ing ▁England ' s ▁" trad itional " ▁centre ▁as ▁being ▁Mer iden ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands , ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁farm ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁R AF ▁Lind ley ▁air field , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁farm ▁which ▁itself ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁former ▁Lind ley ▁Hall ▁that ▁once ▁g rac ed ▁the ▁Le ic esters hire ▁coun tr ys ide ▁near ▁High am ▁on ▁the ▁Hill . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁https :// www . bb c . co . uk / news / uk - eng land - le ic esters hire - 2 2 8 9 0 4 6 3 ▁ ▁http :// news . bb c . co . uk / 1 / hi / eng land / 2 2 7 1 9 2 5 . st m ▁ ▁https :// www . ge ograph . org . uk / photo / 3 3 7 2 6 5 ▁ ▁http :// www . le ic est erm er cur y . co . uk / Le ic esters hire - v ill age - ex act - cent re - Eng land / story -