Meynells Gorse
Meynells Gorse is a bus stop in Leicester Forest East, Blaby, England. Meynells Gorse is situated nearby to Leicester Forest East Post Office, as well as near the community center Braunstone West Social Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirby Frith Nature Reserve and Kirby Muxloe Castle.
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.
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 1¼ miles northwest of Meynells Gorse.
St Andrew’s
Church
Photo: Peter Mackenzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s is a church, which is situated 3,100 feet west of Meynells Gorse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town.
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.
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".
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. Glenfield is situated 1½ miles north of Meynells Gorse.
Meynells Gorse
- Type: Bus stop
- Also known as: “Leicester Forest East - Meynells Gorse”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Leicester Forest East, Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6279° or 52° 37′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.20329° or 1° 12′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C4WJQHW+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 562719632OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Highlights include Leicester Forest East Post Office and Meynell’s Gorse.
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