Blaby

Blaby is a large village in the Blaby District in central Leicestershire, England, approximately five miles south of Leicester city centre. At the time of the 2011 census, Blaby had a population of 6,194, falling slightly from 6,240 in 2001.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Narborough railway station and Narborough Bog.

Narborough railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Narborough railway station serves the large village of Narborough and the small village of Littlethorpe in Leicestershire. It is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 7 miles southwest of Leicester.

Narborough Bog

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Narborough Bog is an 8.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Narborough in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

All Saints Church, Narborough

Church

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

All Saints' Church, Narborough is a parish church in the Church of England in Narborough, Leicestershire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braunstone Town and Narborough.

Braunstone Town

Village

Photo: Leeclarke1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, giving a population of "two sokemen and four villeins". Braunstone Town is situated 2½ miles north of Blaby.

Narborough

Village

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Narborough is a large village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, around six miles southwest of Leicester. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 8,498.

Aylestone

Suburb

Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester in Leicestershire, England, southwest of the city centre and east of the River Soar. St Andrew's Church, Aylestone dates from the 13th century. Aylestone is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blaby.

Blaby

Type: Locality with 97,700 residents
Also known as: “Blaby District”
Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.5788° or 52° 34′ 44″ north

Longitude

-1.1993° or 1° 11′ 57″ west

Population

97,700

Elevation

249 feet (76 metres)

Open location code

9C4WHRH2+G7

GeoNames ID

2655533

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