Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford is a Leicestershire town located between Leicester and Loughborough. The town is home to a number of businesses and amenities including a supermarket, a post office, several pubs and restaurants, as well as a primary school. Newtown Linford also has its own cricket club which plays in the Leicestershire County Cricket League.
The town is located close to a number of tourist attractions including Belvoir Castle, Bradgate Park and Charnwood Forest. Newtown Linford is also within easy reach of Leicester city centre which offers a wide range of shops, bars and restaurants.
Newtown Linford is an ideal location for those looking to live in a quiet, rural setting while still being within easy reach of all the amenities and attractions that Leicester has to offer.
Created: 17 October 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Newtown Linford
Local History around Newtown Linford
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldUlverscroft Priory, moat and three fishpondsSite of Roman villaBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryKirby Muxloe CastleMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House'King William's' BridgeRatby campMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterPreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys'King William's' BridgeMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyMoat at Lea MeadowsChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardPackhorse bridgeOld Hays moated site and associated manorial earthworks, RatbyMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermill.
