Oakcroft Avenue
Oakcroft Avenue is a bus stop in Kirby Muxloe, Blaby, England. Oakcroft Avenue is situated nearby to the church St Bartholomew, as well as near Kirby Muxloe Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirby Muxloe Castle and Church of St Bartholomew.
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 560 feet southeast of Oakcroft Avenue.
Church of St Bartholomew
Church
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Bartholomew is situated 510 feet west of Oakcroft Avenue.
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 southeast of Oakcroft Avenue.
Newtown Unthank
Hamlet
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown Unthank is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about 6 miles west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile northeast of the village. Newtown Unthank is situated 2 miles west of Oakcroft Avenue.
Oakcroft Avenue
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kirby Muxloe, Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6372° or 52° 38′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.22964° or 1° 13′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C4WJQPC+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 562719586OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Bartholomew and Kirby Muxloe Cemetery.
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