Leicestershire
Hinckley & Bosworth District
Markfield

Markfield

Markfield is a large village in both the National Forest and and in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of , England. The settlement dates back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld.
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Photo: Edmundbolingbroke1958, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 4,990 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England
  • Also known as: “Markfield, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Michael and Stoneywell.

Church
Photo: Les Golding, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a National Trust property in , a dispersed settlement near in , . is the largest of a small group of cottages designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Ernest Gimson.

School
is a mixed secondary school located between the villages of Markfield and in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copt Oak and Thornton.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , England. It is located in the district near the large village of Markfield and the rural hamlets of Abbots Oak, , , and . is situated 2 miles north of Markfield.

Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of Markfield.

Locality
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the highest Hill in Leicestershire and on a clear day the and Shropshire Hills, summits in and can be seen. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Markfield.

Markfield

Latitude
52.68663° or 52° 41′ 12″ north
Longitude
-1.27427° or 1° 16′ 27″ west
Population
4,990
Elevation
587 feet (179 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MFL
Open location code
9C4WMPPG+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 74083288
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643019
Wiki­data ID
Q675979
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Markfield” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Markfield”
  • Bengali: “মার্কফিল্ড”
  • Cebuano: “Markfield”
  • Chinese: “馬克菲爾德”
  • Chinese: “马克菲尔德”
  • Dutch: “Markfield”
  • French: “Markfield”
  • German: “Markfield”
  • Gujarati: “માર્કફિલ્ડ”
  • Irish: “Markfield”
  • Italian: “Markfield”
  • Japanese: “マークフィールド”
  • Kannada: “ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್”
  • Korean: “마크필드”
  • Ladin: “Markfield”
  • Lithuanian: “Markfildas”
  • Persian: “مارکفیلد”
  • Polish: “Markfield”
  • Portuguese: “Markfield”
  • Russian: “Маркфилд”
  • Spanish: “Markfield”
  • Swedish: “Markfield”
  • Tamil: “மார்க்பிஎல்ட்”
  • Telugu: “మార్క్ ఫీల్డ్”
  • Turkish: “Markfield”
  • Urdu: “مرکفیلڈ”
  • Welsh: “Markfield”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cemetery Chapel and Markfield Congregational Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Markfield”. Photo: Edmundbolingbroke1958, Public domain.