title: John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire
text: # John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire
  
  John O'Gaunt, (properly John O' Gaunt) is a small village in the English county of Leicestershire.
  
  The population of the village 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.
  
  ## Governance
  
  John O'Gaunt is in the civil parish of Somerby which, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.
  
  