Newtown Unthank

Newtown Unthank
Desford Lane, Newtown Unthank
Newtown Unthank
Newtown Unthank shown within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK488043
Civil parish	Desford
District	Hinckley and Bosworth
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Leicester
Postcode district	LE9
Dialling code	01455

Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Bosworth
Website	Desford parish council
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°38′02″N 1°16′48″W / 52.634°N 01.280°W / 52.634; -01.280Coordinates: 52°38′02″N 1°16′48″W / 52.634°N 01.280°W / 52.634; -01.280

Newtown Unthank is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about 6 miles (10 km) west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile northeast of the village.

Newtown Unthank was the site of Desford railway station on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which became part of the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. The station was closed in the 20th century; the railway between Leicester and Burton-on-Trent remains open for freight trains.