Barlestone
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, and 2,481 in 2011.
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. In the late 1980s, a pit wheel from a coal mine was installed in Barlestone to commemorate the miners.
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. In the late 1980s, a pit wheel from a coal mine was installed in Barlestone to commemorate the miners.
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Currency / Language
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GBP | Pound sterling | £ | 2 |
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EN | English language |
GD | Gaelic language |
CY | Welsh language |