Burton on the Wolds is a village in Leicestershire, England situated on the B676 road 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the A46 and about the same distance to the east of Loughborough, close to the county border with Nottinghamshire.

[1] The Parish Council of Burton on the Wolds, Cotes and Prestwold serves the village and its two neighbouring hamlets.

[4] The village is listed in the Domesday Book, showing it comprised 15 households in the year 1086.

[6] After World War II a Polish camp was set up in the village,[7] due to its proximity to RAF Wymeswold which opened in 1942 and closed in 1957.

[2] The Lion's Head water fountain was probably built in the mid 19th century.