Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford
Newtown Linford is a Leicestershire town located between Leicester and Loughborough. The town is home to a number of businesses and amenities including a supermarket, a post office, several pubs and restaurants, as well as a primary school. Newtown Linford also has its own cricket club which plays in the Leicestershire County Cricket League.
The town is located close to a number of tourist attractions including Belvoir Castle, Bradgate Park and Charnwood Forest. Newtown Linford is also within easy reach of Leicester city centre which offers a wide range of shops, bars and restaurants.
Newtown Linford is an ideal location for those looking to live in a quiet, rural setting while still being within easy reach of all the amenities and attractions that Leicester has to offer.
Created: 17 October 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Newtown Linford
Local History around Newtown Linford
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonUlverscroft Priory, moat and three fishpondsOld Hays moated site and associated manorial earthworks, RatbyPackhorse bridgeMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermillBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryMoated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldSite of Roman villa'King William's' BridgeMoat at Lea MeadowsKirby Muxloe CastleRatby camp'King William's' BridgeMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterPreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard.
