Burrough on the Hill
Burrough on the Hill is a small village north east of Leicester in England. The parish church is St. Mary Close. Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hill fort near the village and is in an country park of the same name. The hillfort stands on a promontory around above sea level, south of the modern settlement of Melton Mowbray. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Somerby, Leicestershire The village's name means 'fortification on the hill'. Though later forms of Old English show that it could mean 'the earthen  fortification on the hill'. The village shared John O' Gaunt railway station with the neighbouring village of Twyford. The station was adjacent to a 14-arch viaduct. Trains used to go north to Melton Mowbray, and south to Leicester and Market Harborough, but the line was closed in the 1960s. There is a local bus service to Melton Mowbray and Oakham. Famous Horses. British thoroughbred racehorse Burrough Hill Lad was named after Burrough on the Hill by owner Stan Riley, who was born and raised in the village. After a run of victories in 1984 including the Cheltenham Gold Cup , Hennessy Gold Cup and King George VI Chase, Burrough Hill Lad was considered one of the greatest racehorses in the history of the sport.