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.

Leicester is a great place to visit close to King's Norton if you like cities.

King's Norton is near some unmissable historic monuments like The Arch of Remembrance,

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

Don't miss Grand Union Canal at Leicester's hiking areas if visiting the area around King's Norton.

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 has some unmissable parks nearby like Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

Places near King's Norton feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Highcross Leicester.

There are a several good airports in the King's Norton area like Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

King's Norton's best nearby towns can be found at Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

There are a number of villages near King's Norton including Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

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

Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park are some of King's Norton best country parks to visit near King's Norton.

Ruins to visit near King's Norton include Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

King's Norton History

There are some historic monuments around King's Norton:

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