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Recommended Towns & Villages near South Croxton

The fine old church at Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE)

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...

Bandstand in the playclose

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction W)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

St Nicholas' Church

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction SW)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

A picture of Quorn

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NW)

Quorn can be found between Leicester and Loughborough, it is surrounded by magnificent countryside and a wealth of visitor attractions...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction W)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction E)

For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity...

St Michael and All Angel's Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction SE)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse Village, Leicestersire

Loughborough (74 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction NW)

The joyous sound of bells made in Loughborough have been rung all over the world since 1858, the date that John Taylor of Oxford moved his foundry to Loughborough. Many famous.....

Foxton Canal

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction S)

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Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SE)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction E)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (15.3 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham...

Long Eaton Lock, Erewash Canal

Long Eaton (98 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (19.2 miles, 30.8 km, direction NW)

Long Eaton is a small town lying on the River Trent around 8 miles east of Derby. The town has a history stretching back to the 7th century, but was for many centuries naught but a sleepy agricultural village...

Canalside, Beeston, Nottinghamshire.

Beeston (270 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction NW)

Beeston is mostly remarkable for being the place where the Ist Lord Trent started work in his mother's herbal shop at the age of 14...

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction SE)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

Rothwell Pub

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction SE)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Market square, Nottingham

Nottingham (210 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Nottinghamshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction NW)

The City of Nottingham is famed for fine lace, the romance of Maid Marion and Robin Hood and as the birthplace of the founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth (1829-1912)...

Recommended attractions near South Croxton

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction W)

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Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SW)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction SW)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)

Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....

Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NW)

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The Old Man of Beacon, Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction W)

The second highest point in Leicestershire at 245m (802 feet) and containing a Bronze Age hill fort, Beacon Hill Country Park.....

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction E)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

Foxton Locks, Near Market Harborough, 'Narrow Boat coming down'

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction S)

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Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction SE)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction SE)

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Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NE)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction SE)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SE)

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Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction SE)

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Le Mans Series racers at the Melbourne Hairpin, Donington Park Circuit, Derbyshire

Donington Park (11 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction NW)

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NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham Castle Museum (16 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction NW)

This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....

Staunton harold hall & Church, Leicestershire

Staunton Harold Church (6 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction W)

Imposing church built in 1653, with fine panelled interior, set in attractive parkland...


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