Barlestone is a village and

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in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, adjoining the village of Osbaston. The UK Census reported Barlestone's population as 2,471 in 2001, and 2,481 in 2011.

History

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The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Berwulf or Beornwulf'. Although coal miners lived in the village, there was never a mine at Barlestone; the miners travelled to pits in Bagworth, Coalville and

Newbold Heath Newbold Verdon is a village and civil parish in the county of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes Newbold Heath to the north and Brascote to the south. Originally an agricultural centre Newbold Verdon grew in size during the 1850s with th ...

. In the late 1980s, a pit wheel from a coal mine was installed in Barlestone to commemorate the miners.

Amenities

The village has three places of worship: *

St Giles' Church, Barlestone St Giles' Church is a church in Barlestone, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. History The church was completely rebuilt, except the chancel, in 1855 and was designed by Ewan Christian. It consists of a nave, south porch, chance ...

on Church Road, designed by the Gothic Revival architect Ewan Christian and built in 1855. * A

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on West End * Elohim Church at Elohim Church Hub, Newbold Road (originally the Jolly Toper

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) A former Methodist church on Newbold Road has been converted to housing. Barlestone has 2 public houses: The Three Tuns; and The Red Lion, formerly an Indian restaurant (and prior to that, another pub called the Red Lion). A cooperative store containing the post office is opposite The Three Tuns pub. There are two hairdressers, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese take-away, Barlestone St. Giles Sports & Social Club, and an Indian restaurant, Daawat. St. Giles Football Club plays matches on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons and ladies' and Junior matches on Sunday's. Barlestone

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is a

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school with around 200 pupils between the ages of 4 and 11, and an Ofsted rating of "Good". Most of its graduates transfer to The Market Bosworth School or Bosworth Academy in Desford.

References

External links

Barlestone Parish Council

Barlestone St Giles Football Club
* {{authority control Civil parishes in Leicestershire Villages in Leicestershire Hinckley and Bosworth