Brooksby
Brooksby was a deserted village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hoby with Rotherby, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It was the ancestral home of the Villiers family.
- Abandoned railway station
- …lies at an elevation of around 200 feet (60 metres)
- …is also known as “Brooksby, Leicestershire”
- Description: village and former civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Brooksby Hall.
Church of All Saints
Church
Church of All Saints is situated 1,800 feet east of Brooksby.
Brooksby Hall
Building
Brooksby Hall is a late–16th-century manor house… Brooksby Hall is situated 970 feet south of Brooksby.
Church of All Saints, Hoby
Church
Church of All Saints, Hoby is situated 3,300 feet north of Brooksby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotherby and Hoby.
Brooksby
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Latitude
52.74063° or 52° 44′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.00881° or 1° 0′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C4WPXRR+7F
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Brooksby” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brooksby”
- French: “Brooksby”
- Irish: “Brooksby”
- Japanese: “ブルックズビー”
- Ladin: “Brooksby”
- Polish: “Brooksby”
- Russian: “Брууксбий”
- Swedish: “Brooksby”
- Urdu: “بروکسبی”
- Welsh: “Brooksby”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Thrussington and Rearsby.
Nearby Places
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Leicestershire: Highlights
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