Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe
Ward in Blaby, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.613, -1.218 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 53 01 |
| Dialling code: | 0116 (Leicester) |
Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe sits on the south‑western fringe of Leicester in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. The ward mixes older rural landscape and the large new housing estate at Lubbesthorpe, with green buffers that echo the area’s past as part of the medieval Leicester Forest and a small deserted medieval settlement whose archaeology still attracts local interest.
Today it feels like a commuter hinterland to Leicester with a growing, family‑orientated population, new schools and community facilities, and local plans for retail and employment space; this brings both investment and familiar tensions about infrastructure, traffic and protecting remaining green space. Socially the area is a blend of long‑standing village communities and recent arrivals, using parks, cycle routes and community groups to stitch together a changing neighbourhood identity.
Postcode districts covering Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 4.1 miles
- Coventry 18.4 miles
- Nottingham 24.8 miles
- Derby 23.2 miles
- Burton upon Trent 22.1 miles
- Nuneaton 12.9 miles
- Tamworth 19.5 miles
- Rugby 16.2 miles
- Loughborough 10.6 miles
- Corby 23.9 miles
- West Bridgford 21.9 miles
- Long Eaton 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lubbesthorpe Parish 0.4 miles
- Leicester Forest East Parish 0.6 miles
- Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Thorpe Astley & St. Mary's Ward 0.9 miles
- Kirby Muxloe Parish 1.1 miles
- Braunstone Parish 1.4 miles
- Braunstone Millfield Ward 1.7 miles
- Braunstone Ravenhurst Ward 1.7 miles
- Enderby Parish 1.8 miles
- Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields Ward 1.9 miles
- Leicester Forest West Parish 2.1 miles
- Enderby and Narborough Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe
LE3 3GA, LE19 4BW, LE19 4DT, LE19 3LR, LE3 3NQ, LE3 3PB, LE3 3GP, LE19 4EW, LE19 4BH … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 15.8 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 24.8 miles
- Narborough Railway Station 2.9 miles
- South Wigston Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 3.7 miles
- Castle Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 1.8 miles
- Novotel Leicester 4 3.6 miles
- Voco Leicester 4 3.7 miles
- Leicester Marriott Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Winstanley House 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 3.5 miles
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 4.1 miles
- Mallories 4 4.8 miles
- The Fieldhead Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.4 miles
Schools in Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe
- New Lubbesthorpe Primary School Primary
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 3.7 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 3.7 miles
- University of Leicester University 4 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 4.9 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 5.1 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 8 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 11.4 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 15.1 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 16.2 miles