Wood Close

Wood Close is a forest in Lubbesthorpe, Blaby, England. Wood Close is situated nearby to the suburb Thorpe Astley, as well as near the village Braunstone Town.

Places of Interest

Highlights include King Power Stadium and St Peter’s, Braunstone Park.

King Power Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Pottercomuneo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

King Power Stadium is a football stadium located in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England, and the home of Leicester City. The stadium opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium and has a capacity of 32,259.

St Peter’s, Braunstone Park

Church

Photo: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Peter’s, Braunstone Park is a church.

Saint Crispin’s

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint Crispin’s is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leicester and Braunstone Town.

Leicester

Photo: zaphad1, CC BY 2.0.

Leicester is the largest city and county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. With a population of 388,000 in 2024, it's industrial, with a heritage spanning from Roman times to the Space Age.

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".

Aylestone

Suburb

Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester in Leicestershire, England, southwest of the city centre and east of the River Soar. St Andrew's Church, Aylestone dates from the 13th century.

Wood Close

Type: Forest
Location: Lubbesthorpe, Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6093° or 52° 36′ 33″ north

Longitude

-1.1927° or 1° 11′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C4WJR54+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 123412395

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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