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
Queniborough is a village in the county of Leicestershire, United Kingdom just north of Syston and to the north of Leicester. There are 972 properties in the village and 1,878 registered electors (2003). Due to its proximity to Leicester it forms pa…
Osgathorpe is a small village which lies in a fold of the hills in North West Leicestershire, England, and is about a quarter of a mile the A512 Coalville to Loughborough Road.
Old Dalby railway station served Old Dalby in the English county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Midland Railway Manton direct route between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester.
Charnwood was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It comprised the northern Leicester suburb of Northfields and its Tailby and Morton ex-council estates.
The Nelson Mandela Park is a public park in Leicester, England. It is situated just inside the city centre near Leicester Prison and the Leicester Tigers' Stadium.
Loughborough Derby Road railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway.
The original Long Eaton railway station was built in 1839 for the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
The Little Theatre is a small theatre in Leicester, England with a main auditorium of 349 seats, along with an additional studio space for performances and workshops. The Theatre also houses an interval bar, rehearsal spaces and library for members,…
The Lancaster School is a comprehensive school for boys aged 11 to 16, located in Knighton, Leicester, and is a specialist sports and arts college.
Knaptoft is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 50. It is also a deserted village in this parish. Knaptoft is just off the A5199 near Husbands Bosworth. Knaptoft House Farm is a nearby be…
Kilby Bridge is a hamlet on the A5199 Welford Road south of the city of Leicester in the borough of Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, England.
Kibworth railway station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1857 on what is now the Midland Main Line.
Heather (/hiːðər/) is a village west of Ibstock in North West Leicestershire, England. In the Domesday Book of 1086, its name is recorded as Hadre, meaning "the heathland".
Hathern is a large village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. The village itself is located in the north of the district, and is just north of Loughborough. It is served by the A6. The parish has a population of a…
The Granby Halls was a popular live music, exhibition and sports arena in the city of Leicester, in England, also notable as the long serving home of professional basketball team, the Leicester Riders, from 1980 until 1999.
Grace Dieu Manor is a 19th-century country house near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England, now occupied by Grace Dieu Manor School.
Fleckney is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England
Elmesthorpe (sometimes spelt Elmersthorpe, Elmsthorpe or Aylmersthorpe) is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the south-east of Earl Shilton, near to Hinckley on the A47 road. In 2004, the …