Linby
Linby is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.
Linby is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The nearest town is Hucknall which is immediately to the south-west. The village grew up around the mills on the River Leen, from which Linby's name is derived. Small streams known as Linby Docks run on both sides of the main street. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 232, increasing to 676 at the 2021 census.
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Worth seeing in and around Linby
7 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.
- 01Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey, in Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England, was formerly an Augustinian priory. Converted to a domestic home following the dissolution of the monasteries, it is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron.
2.9 km · Historic house museum, home of Lord Byron, in Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02All Saints' Church, Annesley
All Saints' Church, Annesley is a parish church in the Church of England in Annesley, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
3.5 km · church in Annesley, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Annesley Hall
Annesley Hall is a Grade II listed country house near Annesley in Nottinghamshire, England and the ancestral home of the Chaworth-Musters family. The 13th-century park, 17th-century terraces and 19th-century pleasure gardens and walled gardens of the hall are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
3.4 km · country house in Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Papplewick Hall
Papplewick Hall is a Grade I listed English country house in Papplewick, Nottinghamshire.
1.6 km · Grade I listed country house in Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Annesley Old Church
Annesley Old Church or the Church of All Saints, Annesley Park, is a disused church in a ruinous condition which stands on a mound near to Annesley Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. The building remains are Grade I listed and are surrounded by a graveyard.
3.4 km · Grade I listed church in Annesley, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Hucknall
St Mary Magdalene’s church in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, is a parish church in the Church of England dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. The church is Grade II* listed as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
1.6 km · church in Hucknall, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Church of St. John the Evangelist, Hucknall
The Church of St John the Evangelist, Hucknall is a parish church in the Church of England in the Butler's Hill suburb of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
2.7 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Linby
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 26 km · Birmingham (BHX), 76 km · Manchester (MAN), 79 km
- Stations
- Newstead railway station, 2.2 km · Hucknall station, 1.8 km · Butler's Hill tram stop, 2.9 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Linby79 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · £9–12
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Linby84 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £9–13
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Linby86 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · £9–13
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No local-transport research exists yet for Linby
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 Linby. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMotorists have two choices to enter England from outside Great Britain, by various car ferry routes, or the Channel Tunnel.
- Get inThere are only limited car ferry services connecting Ireland directly with England.
- Get inAlternatively it is possible to take a ferry from Ireland to Wales or Scotland and then continue the journey by road to England.
- Go nextWales — to the west of England, with its own language and culture Scotland — pristine nature and highlands to the north Isle of Man — picturesque island nation perfect for outdoor pursuits Ireland and Northern Ireland — fascinating history and cultures a short ferry ride away France, Belgium, and the Netherlands — all accessible by direct high-speed rail from London
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Next door to Linby
Linby is 12 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hucknalltown in Nottinghamshire, England2.2 km
- Papplewickvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK1.5 km
- Annesleyvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, UK3.6 km
- Bestwood Villagevillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK3.7 km
- Newsteadvillage and civil parish in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England2.2 km