Newtown Unthank

Newtown Unthank
Newtown Unthank
	Desford Lane, Newtown Unthank
	Newtown Unthank Location 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
UK Parliament	Hinckley and Bosworth;
Website	Desford parish council
	List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.634°N 01.280°W

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.

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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-upon-Trent remains open for freight trains.

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