What is Wymeswold?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Wymeswold | country = England | region = East Midlands | static_image_name = File:Wymeswold.jpg | static_image_caption = Wymeswold Parish Church | population = 1,296 | population_ref = {{small|(2011 census)}} | population_demonym = | os_grid_reference = SK602235 | map_alt = Map of Leicestershire, with a red dot showing the location of Wymeswold | coordinates = {{coord|52.8060|-1.1052|display=inline,title}} | label_position = right | post_town = [[Loughborough|LOUGHBOROUGH]] | postcode_area = LE | postcode_district = LE12 | dial_code = 118 365 | civil_parish = Wymeswold | constituency_westminster = [[Loughborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Loughborough]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = [[Borough of Charnwood|Charnwood]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Leicestershire]] }} '''Wymeswold''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the north of [[Leicestershire]], a county in [[England]]. The 2011 census saw that around 1,296 people live there. It is located north-east of [[Loughborough]], a university town, and is very close to the border with [[Nottinghamshire]]. Nearby villages include [[Barrow-upon-Soar]], [[Prestwold]], [[Burton on the Wolds]] and [[Rempstone]]. The village was formerly the location of [[RAF Wymeswold]] which has since closed. There is a memorial plaque on the wall of Wymeswold Pharmacy that pays tribute to when a [[Vickers Wellington|Wellington Bomber]] crashed into a nearby hill while on a night training course. The village has a greengrocer, a general convenience store, a pine furniture store, a gift shop, a restaurant and two [[public house]]s (The Three Crowns and The Windmill). There is also a village [[cricket|cricket club]] which also includes a [[association football|football]] pitch. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:WYMESWOLD,_LEICESTERSHIRE.jpg|St Mary's Church File:The_Three_Crowns,_Wymeswold_-_geograph.org.uk_-_916744.jpg|The Three Crowns public house File:Church_Street_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1502890.jpg|Church Street </gallery> [[Category:Villages in