Shepshed, often known until 1888 as Sheepshed, (also Sheepshead - a name derived from the village being heavily involved in the wool industry) is a town in Leicestershire, England with a population of around 14,000 people. It sits within the borough of Charnwood local authority, where Shepshed is the second biggest settlement after the town of Loughborough.
Population: 13,169
Latitude: 52° 45' 56.52" N
Longitude: -1° 17' 24.76" W
Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College (Welbeck DSFC) is an independent, selective sixth form college in Woodhouse, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, providing A-Level education for candidates to the technical branches of the British Armed For…
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Nottingham and the largest mediaeval building in the city.
North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England.
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (previously known as the National College for School Leadership and briefly the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom's Depar…
The Guildhall in Leicester, England, is a Grade I listed timber framed building, with the earliest part dating from c.
The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. It runs from Shackerstone (Grid ref SK 379 065) to Shenton (SK 396 002), via Market Bosworth, a total of 5 miles (8.0 km).
South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England.
Nottingham Victoria railway station was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, England.
Curve is a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the Cultural quarter in Leicester City Centre. Before being named Curve, it was referred to as Leicester Performing Arts Centre.
Ratae Corieltauvorum or simply Ratae was a town in the Roman province of Britannia.
Elvaston Castle is a stately home in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England. The Gothic Revival castle and surrounding parkland is run and owned by Derbyshire County Council as a country park known as, Elvaston Castle Country Park.
Beaumanor Hall is a stately home with a park in the small village of Woodhouse on the edge of the Charnwood Forest, near the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. The present hall was built in 1842-8 by architect William Railton for the H…
Bardon Hill is a hill, and former volcano, in the civil parish of Bardon near Coalville, Leicestershire, England.
St Nicholas' Church is an Anglican parish church, and the oldest place of worship, in Leicester, England.
John Taylor & Co, commonly known as Taylor's Bell Foundry or simply Taylor's, is the world's largest working bell foundry, located in Loughborough, Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom. It was bought out of Administration in 20…
Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Its only towns are Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth.
Groby (pronounced "groo-bee") listen (help·info) is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.
Erewash (/ˈɛrəwɒʃ/ ERR-ə-wosh) is a local government district and borough in eastern Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby and the west of Nottingham.