Towns near Markfield
Thornton (1 Mile)*
Newtown Limford (2 Miles)*
Bardon (2 Miles)*
Bagworth (2 Miles)*
Sprowston (2 Miles)*
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.
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.
Desford (3 Miles)*
Glenfield (4 Miles)*
Glenfield has a prominent place in railway history, with the opening of the Swannington Leicester line, the first railway line south of Manchester.
Anstey (4 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.
Newbold Verdon (4 Miles)*
Hugglescote (4 Miles)*
Barlestone (4 Miles)*
Cropston (4 Miles)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village.
Woodhouse Eaves (5 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.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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