John O'Gaunt, (properly John O' Gaunt) is a small village in the

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Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

. The population of the village is included in the

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Twyford and Thorpe Twyford and Thorpe is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England, comprising the villages of Twyford, Leicestershire, Twyford and Thorpe Satchville, and the hamlet (place), hamlet of John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire, John O'Gaunt. The parish, which ...

Etymology

The area takes its name from the former

John O' Gaunt railway station John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

, which took its name from a covert known to local

hunters Hunting is the Human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide (sk ...

some distance away.

Governance

John O'Gaunt is in the

of SomerbyCounty council
which, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.

References

{{Leicestershire-geo-stub Hamlets in Leicestershire Borough of Melton