Croft

Croft is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of , off the Fosse Way, straddling the . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,639.
Wikipedia
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,770 residents
  • Description: village in Leicestershire, UK
  • Also known as: “Croft, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Saints and Church of St Mary.

Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Chrisnnr, CC BY 2.5.

Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutton in the Elms and Narborough.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the northwest of , . Its name is sometimes abbreviated to Sutton Elms. Sutton is one of the three settlements mentioned in Domesday that now comprise Broughton Astley: namely Broctone, Sutone and Torp.

Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
is a large village and civil parish in the Blaby district of , England, around six miles southwest of . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 8,498. is situated 2 miles northeast of Croft.

Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet approximately six miles south of , separated from the village of by the Leicester to Birmingham railway line, and the of which it is the true discharge. is situated 2 miles northeast of Croft.

Croft

Latitude
52.55638° or 52° 33′ 23″ north
Longitude
-1.24328° or 1° 14′ 36″ west
Population
1,770
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CRL
Open location code
9C4WHQ44+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27436569
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651954
Wiki­data ID
Q3698285
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Croft” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Croft (lungsod)”
  • Cebuano: “Croft (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Leicestershire, lat 52,56, long -1,24)”
  • Cebuano: “Croft”
  • Dutch: “Croft, Leicestershire”
  • French: “Croft”
  • Irish: “Croft”
  • Italian: “Croft”
  • Japanese: “クロフト”
  • Polish: “Croft (Leicestershire)”
  • Polish: “Croft”
  • Russian: “Крофт”
  • Spanish: “Croft”
  • Swedish: “Croft (ort)”
  • Swedish: “Croft, Leicestershire”
  • Swedish: “Croft”
  • Turkish: “Croft, Leicestershire”
  • Welsh: “Croft, Swydd Gaerlŷr”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Croft Church of England Primary School and Croft Quarry.

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