Wymeswold

village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, UK

Wymeswold is a village and civil parish in the north of Leicestershire, a county in England. The 2011 census saw that around 1,296 people live there.

Wymeswold

Wymeswold Parish Church
Map of Leicestershire, with a red dot showing the location of Wymeswold
Map of Leicestershire, with a red dot showing the location of Wymeswold
Wymeswold
Location within Leicestershire
Population1,296 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSK602235
Civil parish
  • Wymeswold
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode districtLE12
Dialling code118 365
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°48′22″N 1°06′19″W / 52.8060°N 1.1052°W / 52.8060; -1.1052

It is located north-east of Loughborough, a university town, and is very close to the border with Nottinghamshire. Nearby villages include Barrow-upon-Soar, Prestwold, Burton on the Wolds and Rempstone.

The village was formerly the location of RAF Wymeswold which has since closed. There is a memorial plaque on the wall of Wymeswold Pharmacy that pays tribute to when a Wellington Bomber crashed into a nearby hill while on a night training course.

The village has a greengrocer, a general convenience store, a pine furniture store, a gift shop, a restaurant and two public houses (The Three Crowns and The Windmill). There is also a village cricket club which also includes a football pitch.

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