Wymondham, Leicestershire
- Wymondham, Leicestershire
Wymondham is a village in the district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. It is part of a civil parish which also covers the nearby hamlet of Edmondthorpe. The parish has a population of about 600. It is close to the county borders with Lincolnshire and Rutland, nearby places being Garthorpe, Teigh (in Rutland) and South Witham (in Lincolnshire). The village is the site of a [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/41128 windmill] . A disused railway line runs through the village—the Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station, closed to passengers in 1959. [http://www.wymondhamleics.free-online.co.uk/album/station.htm]
The village [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/73815 church] is St Peter, with the village's priest also responsible for Buckminster & Sewstern (South Framland). The church saw the wedding of Michael Carrick and Lisa Roughead in June 2007. The village [http://www.diningpubs.co.uk/pub_details.asp?id=132 pub] is the " [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/36966 Berkeley Arms] " on "Main Street". There is a small village shop open on weekdays.
External links
* [http://www.wymondhamleics.free-online.co.uk Wymondham village website]
* [http://www.st-peters-wymondham.leics.sch.uk St Peters CE Primary School]
* [http://www.wymondhamwindmill.co.uk Wymondham windmill and tearooms]
* [http://wecs.le14.co.uk Wymondham and Edmondthorpe Civic Society]
* [http://www.oldjake.co.uk/appraisal/index.htm Wymondham and Edmondthorpe Parish Appraisal]
* [http://www.rutnet.co.uk/pp/gold/viewGold.asp?IDType=Page&ID=13768 Bus service to Melton and Oakham]
* [http://www.the-berkeley-arms.co.uk The Berkeley Arms Pub & Restaurant]
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