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Burton on the Wolds

Village in Leicestershire, England

Burton on the Wolds

Village in Leicestershire, England

FieldValue
official_nameBurton on the Wolds
countryEngland
regionEast Midlands
shire_districtCharnwood
shire_countyLeicestershire
post_townLOUGHBOROUGH
postcode_areaLE
postcode_districtLE12
constituency_westminsterLoughborough
coordinates
population1,218
static_image_nameMelton Road in Burton on the Wolds - geograph.org.uk - 882968.jpg

Burton on the Wolds is a village in Leicestershire, England, situated on the B676 road 3 mi west of the A46 and about the same distance to the east of Loughborough, close to the county border with Nottinghamshire. In the 2011 census, the population was measured at 1,218. The Parish Council of Burton on the Wolds, Cotes and Prestwold serves the village and its two neighbouring hamlets.

The village's name means 'farm/settlement with a fortification'.

The village is listed in the Domesday Book, showing it comprised 15 households in the year 1086. In the Middle Ages Burton was the property of Garendon Abbey.

After World War II, a Polish camp was set up in the village, due to its proximity to RAF Wymeswold, which opened in 1942 and closed in 1957. It now hosts an industrial complex containing Jump Giants Loughborough.

Burton has its own primary school, pub and shop (in the garage).

The Lion's Head water fountain was probably built in the mid 19th century.

Prestwold Hall, which was built in the 18th century, is within the parish of Prestwold, but part of the grounds falls within the Burton on the Wolds parish.

Sport

The village has two football teams that play in the North Leicestershire League division one, and the Charnwood Sunday League division one. Home games are played at Towles Fields.

Burton also has a long-established cricket club who in 2010 merged with one of the County's largest and most successful clubs, Barrow Town. Now named Barrow and Burton Cricket Club, the club has four teams represented in the Everards Leicestershire County Cricket League and also the Leicestershire Senior Cricket League.

References

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
  2. "Burton on the Wolds, Charnwood". Ordnance Survey.
  3. "Key to English Place-names".
  4. "Burton[-on-the-Wolds]". Open Domesday.
  5. "Burton on the Wolds Village Design Statement". Charnwood Borough.
  6. "The Polish Camp at Burton on the Wolds". Wolds Historical Organisation.
  7. "Jump Giants". Wolds Historical Organisation.
  8. "Burton on the Wolds Primary School". Burton on the Wolds Primary School.
  9. "The Greyhound Inn". The Greyhound Inn.
  10. "Local Services". Burton on the Wolds, Cotes and Prestwold Parish Council.
  11. "Fountain, Melton Road, Burton on the Wolds (Grade II)". Charnwood Borough Council.
  12. "Fountain". Historic England.
  13. "Prestwold Hall". Historic England.
  14. "Burton on the Wolds Football Club". Burton on the Wolds, Cotes & Prestwold Parish Council.
  15. "Barrow and Burton Cricket Club". Barrow and Burton Cricket Club.
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