Woodthorpe is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Woodthorpe postcode: LE12 8UG

Retail in Woodthorpe

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

Don't miss Leicester's cities if visiting the area around Woodthorpe.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Woodthorpe like The Arch of Remembrance.

Don't miss Grand Union Canal at Leicester's canals if visiting the area around Woodthorpe.

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is a great place to visit close to Woodthorpe if you like hiking areas.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Woodthorpe area like Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

The area around Woodthorpe boasts some of the best parks including Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Woodthorpe like Highcross Leicester.

Woodthorpe has some unmissable airports nearby like Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

There are a number of towns near Woodthorpe including Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

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

Cropston Reservoir is one of Woodthorpe's best, nearby lakes to visit in Woodthorpe.

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

Woodthorpe's best nearby ruins can be found at Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Woodthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Woodthorpe:

• Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle
• Mercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyard
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon
• Preceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys
• Moated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at Quorndon
• Packhorse bridge
• Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field system
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Market cross on south side of Market Place
• Village cross at junction of Church Street and Cross Street
• Deserted medieval village
• Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House
• 'King William's' Bridge
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
• 'King William's' Bridge
• All Saints' Church, Dishley
• Ulverscroft Priory, moat and three fishponds
• Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton
• Bradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermill
• Old Hays moated site and associated manorial earthworks, Ratby
• Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
• Moat at Lea Meadows
• Beacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundary
• Site of Roman villa
• Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery 750m west of Rempstone Hall
• Motte and bailey castle and manorial complex at Groby