Lount is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Lount postcode: LE65 1SN

Retail in Lount

There are great places to visit near Lount 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 Lount including Leicester.

Lount is near some unmissable historic monuments like The Arch of Remembrance,

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Lount include Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are some of Lount best historic buildings to visit near Lount.

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

The area close to Lount boasts some of the best shopping centres including Highcross Leicester.

Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport are great places to visit near Lount if you like airports.

There are a several good towns in the Lount area like Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley are some of Lount best villages to visit near Lount.

There are a number of lakes near to Lount including Cropston Reservoir.

Lount's best nearby country parks can be found at Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

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

Lount History

There are some historic monuments around Lount:

• Twyford henge and Round Hill bowl barrow
• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Snibston Colliery
• Calke Park Tunnel
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Settlement site
• Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge
• Settlement site and enclosures
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Viking barrow cemetery in Heath Wood
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
• Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Whitwick Castle
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue