Leicester Forest East
Leicester Forest East is a locality in Blaby, Leicestershire, England. Leicester Forest East is situated nearby to the locality Kirby Fields, as well as near the village Kirby Muxloe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirby Muxloe Castle and Kirby Frith Nature Reserve.
Kirby Muxloe Castle
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Kirby Muxloe Castle, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house.
Kirby Frith Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. This site is described by Natural England as the richest wildflower grassland in the county, with species such as devil's-bit scabious, betony and yellow rattle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leicester and Braunstone Town.
Leicester
Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands region of England, the capital of the traditional county of Leicestershire, with a population of almost 370,000 in the city and 510,000 in the urban area.
Braunstone Town
Village
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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".
Glenfield
Village
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Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643. Glenfield is situated 2½ miles northeast of Leicester Forest East.
Leicester Forest East
- Type: Locality
- Location: Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6187° or 52° 37′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.2276° or 1° 13′ 39″ westElevation
358 feet (109 metres)Open location code
9C4WJQ9C+FXGeoNames ID
7293864
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirby Muxloe Golf Club and Gorse Hill Hospital.
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