Glen Parva

Places of Interest

South Wigston railway station

Railway station

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Wigston railway station serves the village of South Wigston, Leicestershire, England, on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line 4 miles south of Leicester and the west-north loop of Wigston Junction.

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.

Southfields Library

Library

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Leicester

Photo: zaphad1, CC BY 2.0.

Leicester is the largest city and county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. With a population of 388,000 in 2024, it's industrial, with a heritage spanning from Roman times to the Space Age.

Wigston

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 37,261 in 2024. Wigston is situated 2½ miles east of Glen Parva.

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 Glen Parva.

Glen Parva

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Localities in the Area

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