Newtown Linford

Newtown Linford
All Saints’ Church, Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford is located in Leicestershire
Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford
Location within Leicestershire
Population1,000 (2000)[1]
OS grid referenceSK517101
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE6
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°41′10″N 1°14′13″W / 52.686°N 1.237°W / 52.686; -1.237

Newtown Linford is a linear village in Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,000 at the 2001 census, including Ulverscroft, increasing to 1,103 at the 2011 census.[2]

The village lies in a valley in the Charnwood Forest area, and has four access roads. The first is from Anstey, then there are roads which lead to the A50 at Groby and at Markfield (the former passing Groby Pool). Another road that leads north towards Ulverscroft, or Loughborough, Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves, Swithland etc.

  1. ^ "Newtown Linford Conservation Area Character Appraisal", Charnwood Borough Council, 2009, retrieved 2010-12-19
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 June 2016.