Newtown Unthank

Newtown Unthank
Desford Lane, Newtown Unthank
Newtown Unthank is located in Leicestershire
Newtown Unthank
Newtown Unthank
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSK488043
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeicester
Postcode districtLE9
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteDesford parish council
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°38′02″N 1°16′48″W / 52.634°N 01.280°W / 52.634; -01.280

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-upon-Trent remains open for freight trains.