Forge Close
Forge Close is a bus stop in Glenfields, Blaby, England. Forge Close is situated nearby to Norman Church Ruins, as well as near Church of St Peter.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Kirby Muxloe Castle.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 1,200 feet east of Forge Close.
Kirby Muxloe Castle
Photo: MikPeach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Muxloe Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Forge Close.
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 Glenfield and Thorpe Astley.
Glenfield
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Thorpe Astley
Suburb
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe Astley is a suburban settlement on the southwestern edge of the city of Leicester, England. It is part of the civil parish of Braunstone Town, although a small part of the development, around Goodheart Way, extends into Leicester Forest East civil parish. Thorpe Astley is situated 2 miles south of Forge Close.
Newfoundpool
Suburb
Newfoundpool is an area of Leicester lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830. Newfoundpool is situated 2½ miles east of Forge Close.
Forge Close
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Glenfields, Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.64785° or 52° 38′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.21147° or 1° 12′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C4WJQXQ+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 562719523OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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