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Towns near Gorse Hill City Farm
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Leicester
(1 Mile)*
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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Belgrave
(1 Mile)*
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Glenfield
(2 Miles)*
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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Anstey
(2 Miles)*
Anstey's role as a southern gateway to the Charnwood Forest is shown by the 15th century Packhorse Bridge, just a mere 5 feet wide, straddling Rothley River. |
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Birstall
(2 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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Thurcaston
(3 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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Cropston
(3 Miles)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village. |
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Aylestone
(3 Miles)*
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Braunstone
(3 Miles)*
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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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Newtown Limford
(4 Miles)*
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Humberstone
(4 Miles)*
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Rothley
(4 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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Glen Parva
(4 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. |
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Newtown Linford
(4 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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