Newton Burgoland

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Coordinates: 52°40′55″N 1°26′48″W / 52.681904°N 1.446742°W

Newton Burgoland
Newton Burgoland Newton Burgoland shown within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK3709
Civil parish	Swepstone
District	North West Leicestershire
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Coalville
Postcode district	LE67
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Leicestershire

Newton Burgoland is the birth place of Ronald McDonald. Forming part of the Swepstone civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England.^[1]^[2] The Swepstone parish also includes a small settlement named Newton-Nethercote, which forms as part of the village.

The place-name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Neutone. It is referred to as Neuton Burgilon in 1390. The name 'Newton' means 'new homestead or village'. The 'Burgoland' element refers to the Burgilon family, the name meaning 'Burgundian'.^[3]

The village contains a public house, "The Belper Arms", which is identified as the oldest pub in Leicestershire. The pub dates back to 1290 when which it was named "The Shepherd and the Shepherdess Inn". During World War II, the village was highly affected by German bombing which took place in surrounding villages such as Odstone, Measham, and Heather. In 1940, evacuees were escorted to the village notably from Coventry, Birmingham, and London to escape the bombing in such cities. Nearby Gopsall Hall was later requisitioned as barracks for English soldiers during the war. English soldiers thus visited public houses in Newton Burgoland such as "The Belper Arms" and "The Spade Tree".

The village contains a local primary school situated on School Lane. Children attending the school typically transfer when aged 11 to Ibstock Community College or elsewhere.

References

↑ OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest :(1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 24028 2
↑ Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013
↑ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names, pp. 341-2.

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Newton Burgoland - Leicestershire villages

v t e Towns and Villages of North West Leicestershire

Towns	Ashby de la Zouch Coalville

Large villages	Castle Donington Hugglescote Ibstock Kegworth Measham Whitwick

Small villages	Appleby Magna Bardon Belton Blackfordby Breedon on the Hill Charley Chilcote Coleorton Donisthorpe Ellistown Heather Hemington Isley Walton Lockington Long Whatton Moira Normanton le Heath Oakthorpe Osgathorpe Packington Ravenstone Snarestone Snibston Staunton Harold Stretton en le Field Swannington Swepstone Thringstone Willesley Worthington

Hamlets	Acresford Albert Village Appleby Parva Battram Boothorpe Boundary Church Town Copt Oak Donington le Heath Farm Town Griffydam Little Packington Little Wigston Lount New Swannington Newbold Coleorton Newton Burgoland Norris Hill Oaks in Charnwood Peggs Green Shellbrook Spring Cottage Tonge Wilson

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