Groby Quarry

Places of Interest Nearby

Church of St Philip and James

Church

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Church of St Philip and James is situated 2,500 feet south of Groby Quarry.

Bradgate Park

Park

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Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.

Kirby Muxloe Castle

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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 2½ miles south of Groby Quarry.

Places in the Area

Glenfield

Village

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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 southeast of Groby Quarry.

Cropston

Village

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Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Cropston is situated 2½ miles northeast of Groby Quarry.

Newtown Unthank

Hamlet

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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 3½ miles southwest of Groby Quarry.

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