Knaptoft
Knaptoft is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire and lies approximately 9.7 miles (15.6 km) south of the city of Leicester, England.
Knaptoft is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire and lies approximately 9.7 miles (15.6 km) south of the city of Leicester, England. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Knaptoft could mean "cnafa" for 'a boy, a young man, a servant, a menial, or a personal name' and 'toft', the plot of ground in which a dwelling stands. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 47.
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Worth seeing in and around Knaptoft
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Church of St Peter
St Peter's Church is a church in Arnesby, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.8 km · church building in Arnesby, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Mary
St Mary's Church is a church in Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.
2.7 km · church building in Bruntingthorpe, Harborough, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Saddington Reservoir
Saddington Reservoir is a canal reservoir and 19.1 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Saddington in Leicestershire. The reservoir was built between 1793 and 1797 to supply water to the Grand Union Canal.
3.8 km · reservoir in Leicestershire, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Knaptoft
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 40 km · Birmingham (BHX), 46 km · London Luton (LTN), 85 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Knaptoft51 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · £6–8
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Knaptoft56 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £6–9
- Luton, Luton → Knaptoft82 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £9–12
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No local-transport research exists yet for Knaptoft
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Knaptoft. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Knaptoft
Knaptoft is 16 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Peatling Parvavillage and civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom3.8 km
- Mowsleyvillage and civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom3.4 km
- Laughtonvillage and civil parish in Leicestershire, UK3.4 km
- Arnesbyvillage and civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom1.8 km
- Shearsbyvillage in Leicestershire, England, UK1.3 km
- Bruntingthorpevillage and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England2.6 km