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Towns near Anstey
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Glenfield
(1 Mile)*
Glenfield has a prominent place in railway history, with the opening of the Swannington Leicester line, the first railway line south of Manchester. |
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Cropston
(1 Mile)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village. |
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Thurcaston
(2 Miles)*
Thurcaston claims to be the birthplace of the martyred Tudor Bishop, Hugh Latimer. As a youth, he may well have been familiar with All Saints Church, parts of which date back to Norman times. |
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Newtown Limford
(2 Miles)*
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Newtown Linford
(2 Miles)*
Newtown Linford is set against a backdrop of the Charnwood woodlands, making it a very photogenic village with its thatched dwellings and timbered style buildings. |
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Swithland
(3 Miles)*
Swithland is a pleasant Forest village close to both the Woods and Reservoir, which also bear its name. The village is known well beyond Charnwood for its dark blue slate, which produced roofing material from the times of the Romans to the 19th century. |
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Birstall
(3 Miles)*
Birstall has become a major dormitory area for Leicester, but there are several examples of its earlier history in evidence. |
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Kirby Muxloe
(3 Miles)*
One of the country's most important monuments is in the parish of Kirby Muxloe. Built in the late 15th century by Lord Hastings, who was executed in 1483 before the building was completed, Kirby Muxloe Castle now has a Grade I listing. |
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Leicester
(3 Miles)*
Leicester is one of the few cities in England that can trace its growth from the Iron Age. In Leicester you can travel through the ages, and learn about the history of the city in its excellent Museums, and by taking an Old Town Heritage Trail |
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Rothley
(3 Miles)*
Rothley is another stop on the Great Central Railway, a quiet village on the eastern edge of the Charnwood Forest, originally built around Rothley Brook, a tributary of the Soar. |
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Belgrave
(3 Miles)*
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Woodhouse Eaves
(3 Miles)*
Woodhouse Eaves is at the heart of the Charnwood Forest. Close to Beacon Hill (818 feet high), where once existed an Iron Age settlement. |
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Markfield
(4 Miles)*
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Mountsorrel
(4 Miles)*
Mountsorrel is situated on the old A6 route, seven miles north of Leicester and four miles from Loughborough. |
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Bardon
(4 Miles)*
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