Birstall is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Birstall

There are great places to visit near Birstall including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.

There are a number of cities near to Birstall including Leicester.

The Arch of Remembrance is one of Birstall's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Birstall.

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is one of Birstall's best, nearby canals to visit in Birstall.

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is one of Birstall's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Birstall.

Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Birstall if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park's parks if visiting the area around Birstall.

Shopping Centres to visit near Birstall include Highcross Leicester.

Airports to visit near Birstall include Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

Birstall has some unmissable towns nearby like Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

Villages to visit near Birstall include Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

Birstall is near some unmissable lakes like Cropston Reservoir,

Birstall has some unmissable country parks nearby like Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

The area around Birstall boasts some of the best ruins including Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Birstall History

There are some historic monuments around Birstall:

• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange
• Moated grange at Stoughton
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Greyfriars, Leicester
• Preceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys
• The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct
• Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
• Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle
• Bridge at Rearsby
• Moated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at Quorndon
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm
• Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm
• Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House
• Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield
• Site of St John's Church, Aldeby
• Mercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyard
• Market cross on south side of Market Place
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Site of Roman villa
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• 'King William's' Bridge
• 'King William's' Bridge
• Deserted medieval village of Hamilton
• Enderby Mill Bridge
• Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site.
• Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
• Moated site at New Parks, Leicester
• Packhorse bridge
• Moat and hut circle at Glen Parva
• Bradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermill
• The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone