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
Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester, England at grid reference SK572008. It is south-west of the city centre, but to the east of the River Soar. It was formerly a separate village, but the growth of the city has meant that it is now part of the urban…
The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre. The original building was designed by Joseph Hansom, designer of the hansom cab. Two dinosaur skeletons are permanently installed in the…
Long Eaton railway station (originally Sawley Junction) serves the town of Long Eaton in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line and the Derby - Nottingham line 7.5 miles (12 km) south east of Derby.
Leicester Medical School is a medical school, which is part of the University of Leicester. The school was founded in 1975, although between 2000 and 2007 it was part of the joint Leicester-Warwick Medical School. As of 2010, the medical school admi…
Groby Old Hall is partly a 15th-century brick-built manor house and grade II* listed building located very near the site of Groby Castle in the village of Groby in Leicestershire.
The Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, formerly known as the Donington Grand Prix Collection, is a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England.
The Borough of Charnwood is a borough of northern Leicestershire, England. It is named after Charnwood Forest, which it contains.
Belgrave and Birstall railway station was a railway station opened by the Great Central Railway in 1899. In 1991 Leicester North railway station was opened immediately to the south of Belgrave and Birstall railway station by the preserved Great Cent…
The Abbey Pumping Station is an industrial museum in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, next to the National Space Centre.
Whetstone is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 12,000 and largely acts as a commuter village for Leicester, five miles to the north.
Long Eaton United F.C. is a football club in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England.
Leicester Market is a market in The City of Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower.
Glenfield Hospital, formally known as Glenfield General Hospital, is situated near Glenfield, on the outskirts of Leicester. It is one of England's main hospitals for coronary care and respiratory diseases.
HM Prison Glen Parva is a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Glen Parva, Leicestershire, England.
The Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph is the Church of England parish church of Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England.
Broughton Astley is a large village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.
Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England.
Barkby is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It is situatednorth-east of Leicester, and only a short way from Leicester's urban sprawl in Thurmaston and Syston. Nearby villages are Beeby and Barkby Thorp…