Aylestone
(1 Mile)*
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Braunstone
(1 Mile)*
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Glen Parva
(2 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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Leicester
(2 Miles)*
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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Wigston
(2 Miles)*
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Blaby
(2 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
(3 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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Oadby
(3 Miles)*
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Whetstone
(3 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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Belgrave
(3 Miles)*
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Evington
(3 Miles)*
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Ketteringham
(3 Miles)*
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Humberstone
(3 Miles)*
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Countesthorpe
(4 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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Glenfield
(4 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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Narborough
(4 Miles)*
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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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Kilby
(4 Miles)*
Kilby - A medieval village once surrounded the church at Kilby. The church itself was built on the site of an earlier structure in the year 1858.
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Thurnby
(4 Miles)*
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Cosby
(5 Miles)*
It is difficult to trace exactly where the name Cosby stems from, but it first appears in the Domesday Book when it was spelt by the scribes as Cossebi. Historian John Nicholls, writing in 1810, described it as a 'considerable village'.
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Hethel
(5 Miles)*
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Anstey
(5 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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Birstall
(5 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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Great Stretton
(5 Miles)*
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Peatling Magna
(5 Miles)*
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