Barlestone is a village and civil parish 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,[1] and 2,481 in 2011.[2]
| Barlestone | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Barlestone Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 2,471 (2001 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK4205 |
| Civil parish |
|
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nuneaton |
| Postcode district | CV13 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Barlestone Parish Council |
History
edit
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Berwulf or Beornwulf'.[3]
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.[citation needed] In the late 1980s, a pit wheel from a coal mine was installed in Barlestone to commemorate the miners.
Amenities
editThe village has three places of worship:
- St Giles' Church, Barlestone on Church Road, designed by the Gothic Revival architect Ewan Christian and built in 1855.[4]
- A Baptist church[5] on West End
- Elohim Church[6] at Elohim Church Hub, Newbold Road (originally the Jolly Toper public house)
A former Methodist church[7] 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 Church of England Primary School is a coeducational school with around 200 pupils between the ages of 4 and 11, and an Ofsted rating of "Good".[8] Most of its graduates transfer to The Market Bosworth School or Bosworth Academy in Desford.[9]
History (building)
editThis village dates back far - even Anglo-Saxons. Most forms of the village formed in the 17th century. e.g The Manor House -which led back to 1638- leads to manor road. Barlestone C of E Primary school was something used in WW1 time.
References
edit- ^ a b "Area selected: Hinckley and Bosworth (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 59.
- ^ "Community Website Builder". chessck.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Elohim Church". Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Barlestone Methodist Church Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Barlestone Primary School". www.schoolswire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Hemmings, Melvyn (1 December 2005). "Barlestone Church of England Primary School" (PDF). Ofsted.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)[permanent dead link]
External links
edit