Launde
Launde is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, bordering Rutland. The parish is the site of Launde Abbey. It gives its name to an electoral division of Leicestershire that stretches all the way from Scraptoft, Thurnby and Stoughton, near Leicester, to the border with Rutland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 24 residents
- Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Launde, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sauvey Castle and Launde Abbey.
Sauvey Castle
Archaeological site
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Sauvey Castle is a medieval castle, near Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It was probably built by King John in 1211 as a secluded hunting lodge in Leighfield Forest.
Launde Abbey
Convention center
Photo: David Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and 6 miles south west of Oakham in Rutland. The house was built on the site of the Augustinian Launde Priory.
Withcote Chapel
Church
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Withcote Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braunston-in-Rutland and Knossington.
Braunston-in-Rutland
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braunston-in-Rutland is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 392 at the 2001 census, including Brooke and increasing to 502 at the 2011 census. Braunston-in-Rutland is situated 3 miles northeast of Launde.
Knossington
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knossington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, around 4 miles west of Oakham. Knossington is situated 3 miles north of Launde.
Tugby
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tugby is a village, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Launde.
Launde
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Launde” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Лаунде”
- Cebuano: “Launde”
- Dutch: “Launde”
- French: “Launde”
- Irish: “Launde”
- Ladin: “Launde”
- Polish: “Launde”
- Swedish: “Launde”
- Welsh: “Launde”
- “Launde”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Launde Motte and Launde Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Launde”. Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.