Towns near National Space Centre
Belgrave (< 1 Mile)*
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
Birstall (2 Miles)*
Birstall has become a major dormitory area for Leicester, but there are several examples of its earlier history in evidence.
Humberstone (3 Miles)*
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.
Anstey (3 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.
Glenfield (3 Miles)*
Glenfield has a prominent place in railway history, with the opening of the Swannington Leicester line, the first railway line south of Manchester.
Cropston (3 Miles)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village.
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.
Syston (4 Miles)*
In Victorian times Syston was a busy cattle dealing town. There is still evidence of the late 18th century development in its conservation area around the parish church of St. Peter.
Aylestone (4 Miles)*
Braunstone (4 Miles)*
Evington (4 Miles)*
Thurnby (4 Miles)*
Swithland (5 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.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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