John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire

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John O'Gaunt, (properly John O' Gaunt) is a small village in the English county of Leicestershire.

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Outskirts photographed August 2007 Burrough Road, John O'Gaunt - geograph.org.uk - 519817.jpg
Outskirts photographed August 2007

The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Twyford and Thorpe

Etymology

The area takes its name from the former John O' Gaunt railway station, which took its name from a covert known to local hunters some distance away. [1]

Governance

John O'Gaunt is in the civil parish of Somerby [2] which, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.

References

52°40′47″N00°54′35″W / 52.67972°N 0.90972°W / 52.67972; -0.90972