Wanlip

Wanlip is a small village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, with a population measured at 305 at the 2011 census. It is a countryside village, north of Birstall, and west of Watermead Country Park and the River Soar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watermead Country Park and Syston railway station.

Watermead Country Park

Park

The Watermead Country Park is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the River Soar and the old Grand Union Canal, in and to the north of Leicester and in and to the south of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire.

Syston railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Rothley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ronstar308, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the Great Central Railway's London Extension. Built to the standard island platform pattern of country stations on the line, it originally opened on 15 March 1899 and has been restored to late Edwardian era condition, circa 1910.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leicester and Birstall.

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.

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.

Sileby

Village

Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Sileby is situated 2½ miles north of Wanlip.

Wanlip

Type: Locality
Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6952° or 52° 41′ 43″ north

Longitude

-1.125° or 1° 7′ 30″ west

Elevation

253 feet (77 metres)

Open location code

9C4WMVWG+32

GeoNames ID

7295983

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