Blaby, Leicester

Name: Blaby
Address: Leicester, United Kingdom

#76 among attractions in Leicester

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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). Blaby's proximity to the city causes it to form part of the Leicester Urban Area. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°34'24"N, 1°9'51"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Fosse Shopping Park, Gas Museum, Aylestone, Aylestone Meadows.

1.8 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fosse Shopping Park, Leicester
46 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.
3.1 miN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Gas Museum, Leicester
80 min walk • The Gas Museum, also known as the National Gas Museum, is situated in the former gatehouse of a gasworks in Leicester, England, and deals with the history of domestic and industrial gas supply.
2.2 miN
Park
Aylestone, Leicester
57 min walk • Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester, England, southwest of the city centre and to the east of the River Soar. It was formerly a separate village, but the growth of the city since the Leicester Extension Act of 1891 incorporated Aylestone into the Borough of Leicester and it is now part of the suburban area.
2.2 miN
Park
Aylestone Meadows, Leicester
57 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.
1.6 miW
Church
All Saints Church, Narborough
43 min walk • All Saints' Church, Narborough is a parish church in the Church of England in Narborough, Leicestershire.
3.1 miNE
Park
Knighton Spinney, Leicester
79 min walk • Knighton Spinney is a 2.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leicester. It is owned by Leicester City Council and managed by Environ for the council. This oak and ash plantation is part of Knighton Park.
3.2 miNE
Botanical garden
University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Leicester
81 min walk • The University of Leicester Harold Martin Botanic Garden is a botanic garden close to the halls of residence for the University of Leicester in Oadby, Leicestershire, England.
2.1 miN
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Leicester, Leicester
53 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.
2.3 miE
Town, Area
Wigston, Leicester
60 min walk • Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 32,321 in 2011.
2.1 miNW
Town, Area
Enderby, Leicester
53 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.
2.3 miE
52°34'59"N • 1°6'38"W
Wigston framework knitters museum, Leicester
60 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum