Kirby Muxloe
Kirby Muxloe is a locality in Blaby, Leicestershire, England. Kirby Muxloe is situated nearby to the locality Kirby Fields, as well as near the village Leicester Forest East.| 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 Braunstone Town and Glenfield.
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". Braunstone Town is situated 2½ miles east of Kirby Muxloe.
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.
Lubbesthorpe
Hamlet
Lubbesthorpe is a hamlet and parish in the district of Blaby within Enderby on the outskirts of Leicester, England, on the west side of the M1 motorway and the River Soar. Lubbesthorpe is situated 2 miles southeast of Kirby Muxloe.
Kirby Muxloe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6287° or 52° 37′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.2352° or 1° 14′ 7″ westElevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
9C4WJQH7+FWGeoNames ID
7295404
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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