Markfield
Markfield is a large village in both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England.
Markfield is a large village in both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement dates back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld. A variant of this is still used as the name for the village primary school, Mercenfeld. It is to the south-east of Junction 22 of the M1, and to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on OS sheet 129 as 222 metres above sea level, making it one of the highest villages in Leicestershire. Nearby places are Newtown Linford, Groby, Field Head, and Stanton under Bardon. In the 1841 census its population was recorded at 1,203. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 5,681. In 2012 Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council published an overview of the Markfield conservation area.
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Worth seeing in and around Markfield
10 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.
- 01Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres.
3.8 km · 850 acre public park · Wikipedia - 02The Islamic Foundation
The Islamic Foundation is Jamaat-e-Islami's research and publishing house in the United Kingdom. It was established in Leicester in 1973 by two high-ranking Pakistani activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, Khurshid Ahmad and Khurram Murad.
1.3 km · Research and publishing house in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Bradgate House
Bradgate House is a 19th-century ruin in Groby, Leicestershire, England. Built in 1856 for the seventh Earl of Stamford, George Harry Grey, it was intended as a replacement for the 16th century Bradgate House built circa 1520, built by his ancestor Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and home of Lady Jane Grey.
2.2 km · Ruined 19th-century house in Groby, Leicestershire · Wikipedia - 04Bardon Park Chapel
Bardon Park Chapel is a 300-year-old Christian meeting house at Bardon, Leicestershire, England. It stands back from the A511 road, between Coalville and Markfield, about 1.3 miles west of M1 junction 22.
3.5 km · grade II listed church in Bardon, North West Leicestershire, England,UK · Wikipedia - 05Thornton Reservoir
For the quarry in Chicago, see Thornton Quarry Thornton Reservoir is a small reservoir situated in the National Forest near the village of Thornton in Leicestershire. It has a surface area of 75 acres and a perimeter of 2.45 miles.
3.1 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Stoneywell
Stoneywell is a National Trust property in Ulverscroft, a dispersed settlement near Coalville in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. Stoneywell is the largest of a small group of cottages designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Ernest Gimson.
1.8 km · house in Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Altar Stones Nature Reserve
Altar Stones is a 3.7-hectare nature reserve in Markfield in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
600 m · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Billa Barra Hill
Billa Barra Hill is a 20.7 hectares Local Nature Reserve north of Stanton under Bardon in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.
2.6 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Cliffe Hill Quarry
Cliffe Hill Quarry is a 19.2 hectares geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Markfield in Leicestershire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
1.6 km · geological site in Leicestershire, England · Wikipedia - 10Lea Meadows
Lea Meadows is a 12-hectare nature reserve east of Markfield in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
2.1 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Markfield
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 16 km · Birmingham (BHX), 41 km · Manchester (MAN), 100 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Markfield48 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · £6–8
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Markfield109 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £14–19
- London → Markfield153 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · £15–21
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No local-transport research exists yet for Markfield
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 Markfield. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Markfield
Markfield is 11 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Newtown Linfordvillage and civil parish in Leicestershire, England3.3 km
- Stanton under Bardonvillage in Leicestershire, England, UK2.2 km
- Ulverscroftcivil parish in Leicestershire, England, UK1.9 km
- Bardoncivil parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England3.7 km
- Thorntonvillage in Leicestershire, United Kingdom3.8 km
- Sheet Hedges WoodUK parish3.6 km