Broughton Astley

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Broughton Astley is a large village and civil parish located in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated in the south of Leicestershire, about 6 miles east of Hinckley, about 9 miles from the centre of Leicester, and about 14 miles from Coventry. The parish borders the Blaby district to the north, as well as sharing borders with the parishes of Cosby, Leire, and Dunton Bassett. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census was 8,940. A tributary of the River Soar runs through it. ()

Alternative names: Population: 8.9 thous.Coordinates: 52°32'3"N, 1°13'46"W

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Broughton Astley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fosse Shopping Park, Stoney Cove, Aylestone Meadows, All Saints Church.

4.9 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fosse Shopping Park, Leicester
124 min walk • Fosse Shopping Park is one of Britain's biggest out-of-town shopping parks and it is situated in Enderby parish, in Blaby district, on the southern edge of the city of Leicester, England.
2 miW
Diving, Body of water, Park
Stoney Cove, Stoney Stanton
51 min walk • Stoney Cove is a large flooded quarry which is a popular inland scuba diving site, located between Stoney Stanton and Sapcote in Leicestershire, England.
5.7 miNE
Park
Aylestone Meadows, Leicester
146 min walk • Aylestone Meadows is an 8.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leicester, England, United Kingdom. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. It is Leicester's largest nature reserve situated on the floodplains of the River Soar and River Biam along with several locks of the Grand Union Canal.
2.9 miN
Church
All Saints Church, Narborough
74 min walk • All Saints' Church, Narborough is a parish church in the Church of England in Narborough, Leicestershire.
4.6 miNW
Town, Church
Earl Shilton Methodist Church
119 min walk • Earl Shilton is a market town in Leicestershire, England, about 5 miles from Hinckley and about 10 mi from Leicester. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 10,047.
4.3 miW
Park
Aston Firs, Hinckley
109 min walk • Burbage Wood and Aston Firs is a 51.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest Leicestershire. These semi-natural woods on poorly drained soils are dominated by ash and oak. Hazel and hawthorn are common in the shrub layer, and there are flowers such as sweet woodruff and water avens.
5.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Leicester, Leicester
140 min walk • There are ten scheduled monuments in Leicester. These range from the Roman Jewry Wall and Raw Dykes to the medieval Leicester Castle and the early modern King William's Bridge. Several of the scheduled sites have a wide area protecting more than one feature.
5.6 miSE
Museum
Cold War Jets Collection
142 min walk • The Cold War Jets Collection was a museum based at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, a former Royal Air Force station located near Lutterworth, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom.
3.8 miNE
Village, Area
Blaby, Leicester
99 min walk • Blaby is a village in the Blaby District in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre. At the time of the 2011 census, Blaby had a population of 6,194, a slight fall from 6,240 in 2001 figures.
3.8 miN
Town, Area
Enderby, Leicester
97 min walk • Enderby is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, on the southwest outskirts of the city of Leicester. The parish includes the neighbourhood of St John's, which is east of the village separated from it by the M1 motorway.
5 miNE
Church
St Thomas' Church, Leicester
129 min walk • St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.