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:
Kirby Muxloe CastlePackhorse bridgeMoated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterMoat at Lea MeadowsOld Hays moated site and associated manorial earthworks, RatbySite of Roman villaPreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysRatby camp'King William's' BridgeChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardUlverscroft Priory, moat and three fishpondsBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermill'King William's' BridgeMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundary.
