Kirby Lane
Kirby Lane is a bus stop in Leicester Forest East, Blaby, England. Kirby Lane is situated nearby to the church St Andrew’s, as well as near Leicester Forest East Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s and Kirby Muxloe Castle.
St Andrew’s
Church
Photo: Peter Mackenzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s is a church, which is situated 560 feet east of Kirby Lane.
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 northwest of Kirby Lane.
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 Thorpe Astley and Lubbesthorpe.
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.
Lubbesthorpe
Hamlet
Lubbesthorpe is a hamlet and parish in the district of Blaby within Enderby on the outskirts of Leicester, England, on the west side of the M1 motorway and the River Soar. Lubbesthorpe is situated 1½ miles southeast of Kirby Lane.
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 1½ miles southeast of Kirby Lane.
Kirby Lane
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Leicester Forest East, Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6255° or 52° 37′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.21939° or 1° 13′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C4WJQGJ+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 562719603OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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