River Eye
The River Eye is a slender, slow-flowing river in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. The river is known to flood periodically; especially within the town Melton Mowbray.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Eye” and “River Eye, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Melton Mowbray railway station and Melton Carnegie Museum.
Melton Mowbray railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melton Mowbray railway station serves the market town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and operated by East Midlands Railway, though CrossCountry operates most of the services as part of its Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport route.
Melton Carnegie Museum
Museum
Photo: Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Melton Carnegie Museum is a museum in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, which documents the history of the market town. It is managed by Leicestershire County Council and supported by Melton Borough Council and is Heritage Lottery Funded.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burton Lazars and Melton Mowbray.
Burton Lazars
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Burton Lazars is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.
Melton Mowbray
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melton Mowbray, usually referred to locally as just Melton, is a market town in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is famous for the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and as the centre of Stilton Cheese production.
Thorpe Arnold
Village
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe Arnold is a farming village in the civil parish of Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, in the district of Melton, in Leicestershire, England. It is approximately 1.2 miles northeast of Melton Mowbray. Thorpe Arnold is situated 2 miles northeast of River Eye.
River Eye
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Eye from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Eye” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Eye”
- Dutch: “River Eye”
- Swedish: “River Eye”
- Welsh: “Afon Eye”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nether End and Brentingby.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Melton & District War Memorial Hospital and The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray.
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