Anstey is a large village in Leicestershire, England, located north west of Leicester in the borough of Charnwood. Its population was approximately 6,500 at the 2011 census. This figure is expected to increase due to the building of a new housing development off Groby Road. The village is separated from Leicester by the Rothley Brook, Castle Hill Park and the A46, and it borders the villages of Glenfield, Groby, Newtown Linford, Cropston and Thurcaston as well as the suburb of Beaumont Leys and Anstey Heights. To the north-west lies Bradgate Park.
Population: 5,951
Latitude: 52° 40' 25.25" N
Longitude: -1° 11' 18.28" W
Cropston Reservoir (originally known as Bradgate Reservoir) lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish. It wa…
Charnwood Museum is a museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
Blackbrook Reservoir is a large body of water near Shepshed, Leicestershire, in England. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished. The first dam constructed was an earthworks on…
Belton, Leicestershire, is a small village in the North West Leicestershire area of England, close to the town of Shepshed. The village is 4½ miles NNE of Swannington r. station, and 6 WNW of Loughborough. The village has a primary school, but child…
Alton is a deserted medieval village between Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in North West Leicestershire, England.
The A594 is the inner ring road of Leicester, surrounding the core area of Leicester City Centre.
The A563 is the designation for Leicester's outer ring road, in England.
The gallery exhibited arts and crafts including international work but also local work reflecting the city's cultural diversity making the gallery an important venue for artists to showcase their work.
Woodgate is an area in Leicester in Fosse Ward. It lies west of the River Soar and is an important entrance to the city leading on to Frog Island. A busy junction, its northern end lies at the intersection of Fosse Road North, Groby Road, Blackbird …
Woodbrook Vale is an 11-16 secondary school situated on Grasmere Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is a state school with academy status and has around 750 pupils on roll. The school has recently transitioned from a KS3 (years 7 to 9) …
Wistow is a hamlet and deserted medieval village in the English county of Leicestershire located to the south of the city of Leicester.
Wistow and Newton Harcourt (formal name: Wistow Cum Newton Harcourt) is a civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire.
Willoughby Waterleys (formerly known as Willoughby Waterless) is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated near the A426 Leicester–to–Lutterworth road. Nearby villages are Ashby Magna, Pea…
Widmerpool was a railway station serving Widmerpool in the English county of Nottinghamshire.
West Leake /ˌwɛst ˈliːk/ is a small village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. It is on the Kingston Brook, between the larger village of East Leake to the east and Kingston to the west; the parish of Sutton Bonington li…
Upper Broughton was a railway station serving Upper Broughton in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It was opened on the Midland Railway Manton direct route between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester.
A focal point for Thorpe Satchville residents and beyond is the Fox Inn. For the last few years it has been owned by Yves and Elisabeth Ogrodzki who have brought a taste of Avignon to Leicestershire with the La Table d'Yves Restaurant. Awarded a fi…
Thurnby and Scraptoft railway station was a railway station in Thurnby, Leicestershire on the Great Northern Railway Leicester branch. Thurnby & Scraptoft railway station was situated approximately four miles east of Leicester Belgrave Road station.…