Leicester
(< 1 Mile)*
Leicester is one of the few cities in England that can trace its growth from the Iron Age. In Leicester you can travel through the ages, and learn about the history of the city in its excellent Museums, and by taking an Old Town Heritage Trail
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Belgrave
(1 Mile)*
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Aylestone
(2 Miles)*
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Braunstone
(3 Miles)*
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Humberstone
(3 Miles)*
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Glenfield
(3 Miles)*
Glenfield has a prominent place in railway history, with the opening of the Swannington Leicester line, the first railway line south of Manchester.
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Birstall
(3 Miles)*
Birstall has become a major dormitory area for Leicester, but there are several examples of its earlier history in evidence.
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Glen Parva
(3 Miles)*
Glen Parva - The Manor House is of interest, dating back to the 14th century and local records suggest that the ill-fated King Charles I stayed there after the Battle of Naseby.
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Evington
(3 Miles)*
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Anstey
(4 Miles)*
Anstey's role as a southern gateway to the Charnwood Forest is shown by the 15th century Packhorse Bridge, just a mere 5 feet wide, straddling Rothley River.
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Wigston
(4 Miles)*
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Oadby
(4 Miles)*
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Blaby
(4 Miles)*
Much of the older part of Blaby village has been designated as a conservation area. It includes the 12th century parish church of All Saints, a thatched and timbered inn dating from about 1485.
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Enderby
(4 Miles)*
Enderby - The St. Johns area of the parish is separated from the main village, which is where the ancient village of Aldeby stood. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, this village was deserted probably in the 12th century.
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Thurcaston
(4 Miles)*
Thurcaston claims to be the birthplace of the martyred Tudor Bishop, Hugh Latimer. As a youth, he may well have been familiar with All Saints Church, parts of which date back to Norman times.
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Kirby Muxloe
(4 Miles)*
One of the country's most important monuments is in the parish of Kirby Muxloe. Built in the late 15th century by Lord Hastings, who was executed in 1483 before the building was completed, Kirby Muxloe Castle now has a Grade I listing.
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Thurnby
(4 Miles)*
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Whetstone
(4 Miles)*
Whetstone - The 1086 Domesday Survey records Whetstone as having 24 peasants, 11 villeins, one man at arms and a windmill.
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Cropston
(4 Miles)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village.
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Newtown Limford
(5 Miles)*
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Ketteringham
(5 Miles)*
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Rothley
(5 Miles)*
Rothley is another stop on the Great Central Railway, a quiet village on the eastern edge of the Charnwood Forest, originally built around Rothley Brook, a tributary of the Soar.
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Syston
(5 Miles)*
In Victorian times Syston was a busy cattle dealing town. There is still evidence of the late 18th century development in its conservation area around the parish church of St. Peter.
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Countesthorpe
(5 Miles)*
The name Countesthorpe comes from the 11th century when the area formed part of the marriage dowry of the Countess Judith niece of William the Conqueror, 'thorpe' having the gothic meaning of 'land'.
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Narborough
(5 Miles)*
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