Leicester Forest East

Leicester Forest East is a large suburban village in , England, west of , straddling the M1 motorway. It is part of the Blaby district.
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  • Type: Village with 13,800 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Leicester Forest East (civil parish), Leicestershire” and “Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Andrew’s and Kirby Muxloe Castle.

Church
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is a church.

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, also known historically as Kirby…

Nature reserve
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Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorpe Astley and Lubbesthorpe.

Suburb
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is a suburban settlement on the southwestern edge of the city of , .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet and parish in the district…

Village
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Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. is situated 1½ miles east of Leicester Forest East.

Leicester Forest East

Latitude
52.62118° or 52° 37′ 16″ north
Longitude
-1.21853° or 1° 13′ 7″ west
Population
13,800
Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)
Open location code
9C4WJQCJ+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26950295
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12264215
Wiki­data ID
Q6519181
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Leicester Forest East” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Bengali: “ইস্ট ফরেস্ট লিসেস্টার”
  • Cebuano: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Chinese: “莱斯特森林东部”
  • Chinese: “萊斯特森林東部”
  • French: “Leicester Forest East”
  • German: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Gujarati: “લિસેસ્ટર ફોરેસ્ટ પૂર્વ”
  • Irish: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Japanese: “レイセスター・フォレスト東部”
  • Kannada: “ಲೀಸೆಸ್ಟರ್ ಫಾರೆಸ್ಟ್ ಈಸ್ಟ್”
  • Korean: “레세스터 포레스트 이스트”
  • Lithuanian: “Leičesteris”
  • Polish: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Portuguese: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Russian: “Лестер-Форест-Ист”
  • Spanish: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Swedish: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Tamil: “லீசெஸ்டர் போரெஸ்ட் கிழக்கு”
  • Telugu: “లీసెస్టర్ ఫారెస్ట్ ఈస్ట్”
  • Turkish: “Leicester Forest East”
  • Urdu: “لیکیسٹر فوریسینٹ ایسٹ”
  • “Leicester Forest East”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: New Lubbesthorpe and Kirby Meadows.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Forest East Library and Parish Hall.

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