Cossington
Cossington is a village within the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, England. It is between Sileby, Rothley, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake and Syston. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 598.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sileby railway station and St Botolph’s Church, Ratcliffe on the Wreake.
Sileby railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ewan Rutledge, CC BY 2.0.
Sileby railway station serves the industrial village of Sileby in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line, 106 miles 50 chains north of London St Pancras.
St Botolph’s Church, Ratcliffe on the Wreake
Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Botolph's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in the village of Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, England.
Syston railway station
Railway station
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Syston railway station serves the town of Syston, in Leicestershire, England. The station lies on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough, 103 miles 63 chains down the line from London St Pancras. Syston railway station is situated 2 miles south of Cossington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sileby and Birstall.
Sileby
Village
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Sileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located between Leicester and Loughborough.
Birstall
Village
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area. Birstall is situated 3½ miles south of Cossington.
Quorn
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quorn is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, near the university town of Loughborough. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, in neighbouring Derbyshire. Quorn is situated 3½ miles west of Cossington.
Cossington
- Type: Locality
- Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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