Sileby

#7225 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Sileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, between Leicester and Loughborough. Nearby villages include Barrow upon Soar, Mountsorrel, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Seagrave and Cossington. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 7,835. ()

Alternative names: Population: 7.3 thous.Coordinates: 52°43'51"N, 1°6'37"W

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Sileby – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum, Watermead Country Park, Rothley Temple, St Bartholomew's Church.

1.5 miW
Specialty museum, Farm, Cafe
Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum, Mountsorrel
39 min walk • The Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum is a working farm and a motor museum located in the village of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. The farm won the Leicestershire Tourism Award for Best visitor experience 2000/2001.
3.4 miS
Park
Watermead Country Park, Leicester
86 min walk • The Watermead Country Park is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the River Soar and the old Grand Union Canal, in and to the north of Leicester and in and to the south of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire.
2.3 miSW
Church
Rothley Temple
59 min walk • Rothley Temple, or more correctly Rothley Preceptory, was a preceptory in the village of Rothley, Leicestershire, England, associated with both the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller.
2.7 miW
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn
68 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn is the Church of England parish church for Quorn, Leicestershire. It is a Grade I listed, dating from 12th century-14th century with a later 1848 addition. The churchyard contains war graves of two army personnel of World War I and three of World War II.
2.6 miSE
Church
St Peter & St Paul's Church
66 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Syston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Syston, Leicestershire.
1.8 miSW
Church
St Mary & St John Church
47 min walk • St Mary & St John is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Rothley, England. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds. The church aims "to reach out with the good news of Jesus Christ, to be built up as his disciples and to send people out to make God’s love known in the world".
2.1 miSE
52°43'0"N • 1°3'59"W
Beedles Lake Golf Course, Leicester
54 min walk • Golf, Department store, Shopping
3.6 miSE
Church
St Mary
92 min walk • St Mary's Church, Queniborough is the Church of England parish church of Queniborough, Leicestershire, England. The church mostly dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It was grade I listed in 1966. The church has a ring of 6 bells for bell ringing.
2.5 miSE
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Syston, Leicester
64 min walk • Syston is a town and civil parish in the district of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. The population was 11,508 at the 2001 census, rising to 12,804 at the 2011 census.
1.8 miE
Church
St Botolph
47 min walk • St Botolph's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in the village of Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, England.
3 miS
Park
Wanlip Meadows, Leicester
76 min walk • Wanlip Meadows is a 16.2 hectares nature reserve south of Wanlip and north of Leicester. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. These meadows, which are sometimes flooded by the River Soar, are grazed by cattle. There are many birds, including the uncommon Temminck's stint and wood sandpiper.