Barlestone
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| Barlestone shown within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 2,471 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SK4205 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nuneaton |
| Postcode district | CV13 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Barlestone Parish Council |
Barlestone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 2,471, increasing marginally to 2,481 at the 2011 census. The village adjoins the neighbouring village of Osbaston.
Although coal miners lived in the village, there was never a mine at Barlestone, the miners travelling to pits in Bagworth, Coalville or Newbold Heath. A pit wheel from a coal mine was installed as a monument during the late 1980s to commemorate the miners.
The village has four churches. The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles on Church Road was designed by the Gothic Revival architect Ewan Christian and built in 1855. There is a Baptist church on West End and a Methodist church on Newbold Road. Elohim Church at Elohim Church Hub, Newbold Road, was formerly the Jolly Toper public house.
Barlestone's public house is The Three Tuns. Another pub in the village, the former Red Lion, is now an Indian restaurant.
There is a Co-Operative store opposite The Three Tuns pub. There are two hairdressers, a post office, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese take-away, Barlestone St Giles Sports & Social Club and two Indian restaurants
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 that educates around 170 pupils between the ages of 4 and 11. When children leave the school most transfer to The Market Bosworth School, before going on to Bosworth Academy in Desford.
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