Earl Shilton is a small town in Leicestershire, England, some 5 miles (8 km) from Hinckley and about 10 miles (16 km) from Leicester, with a population of around 9,000 (as of 2005).
Population: 9,000
Latitude: 52° 34' 36.55" N
Longitude: -1° 18' 55.30" W
The Via Devana was a Roman Road in England that ran from Colchester in the south-east to Chester in the north-west. Both were important Roman military centres and it is conjectured that the main reason the road was constructed was military rather th…
Tripontium (Latin for "Three-Bridge") was a town in Roman Britain.
Swithland Wood is a public woodland in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire. Although close to the village of Swithland, it is almost entirely within the parish of Newtown Linford. It is just north of Bradgate Park and also near Woodhouse Eaves and C…
Newbold Verdon is a village and civil parish in the county of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes Newbold Heath to the north and Brascote to the south. Originally an agricultural centre Newbold Verdon grew in size during the 1850s with the …
Merevale Hall is a private country house in Merevale, near Atherstone, Warwickshire.
Loughborough High School is a selective, independent school for girls in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is one of three private schools known collectively as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School for boy…
Leire (England) is a village in Leicestershire, England. The name is thought to originate from the old British name for the river Soar, which has a tributary with a source south of the village.
Leicester Racecourse is a horse-racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire, England.
Holbrooks, also written Holbrook's, is a residential area of Coventry, West Midlands, England.
Hinckley railway station serves the town of Hinckley in Leicestershire, England.
Gumley is a village in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. The closest town is Market Harborough.
Groby Castle was situated in the large village of Groby to the north-west of the city of Leicester.
The Golden Mile is a name given to a stretch of the Belgrave Road in Leicester, United Kingdom. The origin of the name is often, mistakenly attributed to the many shops selling gold jewellery. In fact, the name was first used in the late 1960s and e…
Gateway Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in Hamilton, Leicester, England.
Coalville Town was a railway station at Coalville in Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. It was opened as Long Lane in 1833 and British Railways closed it on 7 September 1964 when passenger services were ended on the line.
The Braunstone Gate Bridge (also known as the Bowstring Bridge) was a former railway bridge carrying the Great Central Railway, and later a public footpath and cycleway, over Western Boulevard and the River Soar in Leicester, England. The bridge had…
The A4053, commonly known as the Coventry Ring Road, is a ring road in Coventry, England, which forms a complete dual carriageway loop around the city centre.
Westcotes is an area to the west of the city of Leicester. It is also known as the West End of Leicester.