Towns near Countesthorpe
Blaby (2 Miles)*
Much of the older part of Blaby village has been designated as a conservation area. It includes the 12th century parish church of All Saints, a thatched and timbered inn dating from about 1485.
Whetstone (2 Miles)*
Whetstone - The 1086 Domesday Survey records Whetstone as having 24 peasants, 11 villeins, one man at arms and a windmill.
Ketteringham (2 Miles)*
Peatling Magna (2 Miles)*
Cosby (2 Miles)*
It is difficult to trace exactly where the name Cosby stems from, but it first appears in the Domesday Book when it was spelt by the scribes as Cossebi. Historian John Nicholls, writing in 1810, described it as a 'considerable village'.
Kilby (2 Miles)*
Kilby - A medieval village once surrounded the church at Kilby. The church itself was built on the site of an earlier structure in the year 1858.
Glen Parva (2 Miles)*
Glen Parva - The Manor House is of interest, dating back to the 14th century and local records suggest that the ill-fated King Charles I stayed there after the Battle of Naseby.
Hethel (2 Miles)*
Narborough (2 Miles)*
Wigston (3 Miles)*
Aylestone (3 Miles)*
Oadby (3 Miles)*
Braunstone (3 Miles)*
Enderby (3 Miles)*
Enderby - The St. Johns area of the parish is separated from the main village, which is where the ancient village of Aldeby stood. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, this village was deserted probably in the 12th century.
Arnesby (4 Miles)*
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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