Barkby is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Barkby in Leicestershire is located 7.1 km NE from Leicester.

Barkby postcode: LE7 3QJ

Retail in Barkby

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

The area around Barkby's best cities can be found at Leicester.

Historic Monuments to visit near Barkby include The Arch of Remembrance.

The area around Barkby's best canals can be found at Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is one of Barkby's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Barkby.

The area around Barkby features a number of interesting historic buildings including Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park are great places to visit near Barkby if you like parks.

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

There are a several good airports in the Barkby area like Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

Towns to visit near Barkby include Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

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

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

Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park are some of Barkby best country parks to visit near Barkby.

There are a number of ruins near Barkby including Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Barkby History

There are some historic monuments around Barkby:

• Deserted medieval village of Hamilton
• Market cross on south side of Market Place
• The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct
• Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
• Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village
• Moated site and deserted medieval village at Old Ingarsby
• Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard
• Stump Cross, approximately 700m south of Main Street, Frisby on the Wreake
• Bridge at Rearsby
• Mercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyard
• Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm
• Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Village cross at the western end of Main Street
• Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
• Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site.
• Site of Roman villa
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle
• Moated site at Ingarsby
• Moated grange at Stoughton
• Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Greyfriars, Leicester
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave