King's Norton is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

King's Norton postcode: LE7 9BF

Retail in King's Norton

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

Cities to visit near King's Norton include Leicester.

The Arch of Remembrance is a great place to visit close to King's Norton if you like historic monuments.

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

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is a great place to visit close to King's Norton if you like hiking areas.

Historic Buildings to visit near King's Norton include Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

King's Norton's best nearby parks can be found at Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

Don't miss Highcross Leicester's shopping centres if visiting the area around King's Norton.

There are a number of airports near King's Norton including Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

King's Norton has some unmissable towns nearby like Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

The area around King's Norton boasts some of the best villages including Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

The area close to King's Norton boasts some of the best lakes including Cropston Reservoir.

The area around King's Norton features a number of interesting country parks including Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

There are a several good ruins in the King's Norton area like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

King's Norton History

There are some historic monuments around King's Norton:

• Moated site at Tilton
• Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor House
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village
• Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill mound
• Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Medieval manorial fishponds at The Banks
• Lowesby deserted medieval village with three fishponds
• Motte in Hall Field
• Moated site and deserted medieval village at Old Ingarsby
• Chapel immediately north west of Manor House
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Medieval settlement remains 300m south east and 150m north of Wistow Hall
• North Marefield deserted medieval village and moated site
• Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm
• Gumley motte castle
• Kibworth Harcourt post mill
• Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site.
• Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen
• Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Moated site at Ingarsby
• Medieval village earthworks, fishponds and mill leat at Stonton Wyville
• Deserted medieval village of Hamilton
• Market cross on west side of Market Place
• Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St Helen
• Moated grange at Stoughton
• Roman villa 200m south of Station Cottages
• Frisby medieval village remains
• Mound 220yds (200m) NNW of church
• Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site
• Medieval village remains immediately south of the church