Barlestone

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Coordinates: 52°38′46″N 1°22′23″W / 52.646°N 1.373°W / 52.646; -1.373
Barlestone
Barlestone

 Barlestone shown within Leicestershire
Population 2,471 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SK4205
District Hinckley and Bosworth
Shire county Leicestershire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Nuneaton
Postcode district CV13
Dialling code 01455
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Bosworth
Website Barlestone Parish Council
List of places
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William Wright house. Circa 1848

Barlestone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 2,471.[1] The village adjoins the neighbouring village of Osbaston.

History

Although coal miners lived in the village, there was never a mine at Barlestone, the miners travelling to pits in Bagworth, Coalville or Newbold Heath.[citation needed] A pit wheel from a coal mine was installed as a monument during the late 80's to commemorate the miners.

Amenities

The village has four churches. The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles on Church Road was designed by the Gothic Revival architect Ewan Christian and built in 1855.[2] There is a Baptist church [3] on West End and a Methodist church[4] on Newbold Road. Elohim Church[5] at Elohim Church Hub, Newbold Road, was formerly the Jolly Toper public house.

Barlestone's public house is The Three Tuns. Another pub in the village, the former Red Lion, is now an Indian restaurant.

There is a Co-Operative store opposite The Three Tuns pub. There are two hairdressers, a post office, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese take-away, Barlestone St Giles Sports & Social Club and two Indian restaurants

St. Giles Football Club plays matches on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons and ladies' and Junior matches on Sunday's.

    Barlestone Church of England Primary School is a coeducational school that educates around 170 pupils between the ages of 4 and 11. When children leave the school most transfer to Market Bosworth High School, before going on to Bosworth Academy in Desford.[6]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area selected: Hinckley and Bosworth (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
    2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 59. 
    3. ↑ Barlestone Baptist Church
    4. ↑ Barlestone Methodist Church
    5. ↑ Elohim Church
    6. ↑ Hemmings, Melvyn (2005-12-01). Barlestone Church of England Primary School (PDF). Ofsted. 

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