John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire
John O'Gaunt, (properly John O' Gaunt) is a locality in the English county of Leicestershire.
Outskirts photographed August 2007
The population of the locality is included in the civil parish of Twyford and Thorpe
Etymology[]
The area takes its name from the former John O' Gaunt railway station which took its name from a covert known to local hunters some distance away.[1]
Governance[]
John O'Gaunt is in the civil parish of Somerby[2] which, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.
References[]
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- ^ County council Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 52°40′47″N 00°54′35″W / 52.67972°N 0.90972°W
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