Kirby Muxloe, Leicester

Name: Kirby Muxloe
Address: Leicester, United Kingdom

#75 among attractions in Leicester

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Kirby Muxloe is a village and civil parish that forms part of the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. Located to the west of Leicester, its proximity to the city has resulted in its inclusion in the Leicester Urban Area. The Leicester Forest East parish border runs along the Hinckley Road A47. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 4,523, which had increased to 4,667 at the 2011 census. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°37'60"N, 1°13'57"W

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Kirby Muxloe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fosse Shopping Park, Kirby Muxloe Castle, Tropical Birdland, St Mary's Church.

3.3 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fosse Shopping Park, Leicester
86 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.
~1710 ftNE
Forts and castles
Kirby Muxloe Castle, Leicester
9 min walk • Kirby Muxloe Castle, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house.
2.7 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Outdoor activities
Tropical Birdland, Desford
69 min walk • Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of Desford, Leicestershire, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, toucans, hornbills and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to fly out-of-doors during visiting hours.
3.2 miNE
Church
St Mary's Church, Leicester
83 min walk • St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in Anstey, Leicestershire, in the Diocese of Leicester.
1.3 miE
Park
Kirby Frith Nature Reserve, Leicester
33 min walk • Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. This site is described by Natural England as the richest wildflower grassland in the county, with species such as devil's-bit scabious, betony and yellow rattle.
1.7 miN
Area
Groby, Leicester
44 min walk • Groby is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.
2.2 miE
Park
Western Park, Leicester
57 min walk • Western Park is a park and surrounding suburb located in West End of Leicester. It is also a ward of the City of Leicester whose population at the 2011 census was 10,609.
3.3 miS
Town, Area
Enderby, Leicester
85 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.
2.8 miN
Park
Sheet Hedges Wood, Leicester
73 min walk • Sheet Hedges Wood is in the parish of Newtown Linford, and lies some 1-mile north of Groby, in Leicestershire, UK. The site is made up of two areas of woodland and a meadow field, all with public access, extending 29 acres.
3.3 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Paul's Church, Leicester
85 min walk • St Paul's Church, Leicester is a Grade II listed former parish church in the Church of England in Kirby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire.
2.1 miN
Forts and castles
Groby Castle, Leicester
55 min walk • Groby Castle is situated in the large village of Groby to the north-west of the city of Leicester.