Braunstone
Parish in Blaby, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.613, -1.185 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 55 02 |
| Population: | 16,850 |
| Dialling code: | 0116 (Leicester) |
Braunstone is a civil parish in the district of Blaby, Leicestershire, sitting on the south‑western fringe of Leicester. The area combines suburban housing and small pockets of farmland with notable green space centred on Braunstone Park and the nearby Braunstone Hall, which together form a clearly recognisable local landmark and recreational focus.
Originally a small village and country estate, Braunstone grew substantially with 20th‑century housing developments and today has a mixed, largely commuter population using local shops, schools and light industrial units; community groups and park‑based events help keep a strong local identity despite the parish’s close ties to the city.
Postcode districts covering Braunstone
LE1, LE2, LE3, LE4, LE5, LE7, LE19
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 2.8 miles
- Coventry 19.3 miles
- Nottingham 24.7 miles
- Derby 23.8 miles
- Burton upon Trent 23.2 miles
- Nuneaton 14.2 miles
- Tamworth 20.9 miles
- Rugby 16.3 miles
- Loughborough 10.7 miles
- Kettering 24.9 miles
- Kettering Town 24.9 miles
- Corby 22.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Braunstone Ravenhurst Ward 0.3 miles
- Thorpe Astley & St. Mary's Ward 0.5 miles
- Braunstone Millfield Ward 0.5 miles
- Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields Ward 0.7 miles
- Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe Ward 1.4 miles
- Lubbesthorpe Parish 1.5 miles
- Leicester Forest East Parish 1.5 miles
- Aylestone Ward 1.6 miles
- Westcotes Ward 1.7 miles
- Enderby Parish 1.8 miles
- Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Western Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Braunstone
LE5 9LL, LE19 9BX, LE3 3AB, LE3 2JT, LE1 8ER, LE3 2RU, LE3 8JJ, LE3 3UL, LE5 9JR … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 16.2 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 26.1 miles
- Leicester Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Narborough Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Braunstone Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 2.4 miles
- Novotel Leicester 4 2.4 miles
- Voco Leicester 4 2.3 miles
- Winstanley House 4 1 mile
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 2.3 miles
- Castle Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 2.5 miles
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 2.8 miles
- Leicester Marriott Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 3.3 miles
- Mallories 4 6.2 miles
Schools in Braunstone
- Ellesmere College Special
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy Primary
- Ravenhurst Primary School Primary
- The Winstanley School Secondary
Local points of interest
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 2.3 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 2.5 miles
- University of Leicester University 2.6 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 3.7 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 5.2 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 9.4 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 12.6 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 16.8 miles