Sileby
Built-up area in Charnwood, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.733, -1.104 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 60 15 |
| Population: | 7,261 |
| Dialling code: | 01509 (Loughborough) |
Sileby is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Charnwood, in Leicestershire, England, sitting in the Soar valley between Leicester and Loughborough. It lies beside the River Soar and close to the canal network, and has a local railway station with regular services to nearby towns, making it a convenient commuter base while retaining a distinctly village feel.
Historically the place grew around milling and small-scale industries such as footwear and hosiery, and the centre still shows Victorian terraces and traditional pubs alongside modern shops and community facilities. Sileby has active clubs, schools and riverside walks, and benefits from conservation areas and a friendly local scene that mixes its industrial past with suburban living and access to the wider canal and river network, including links towards the Grand Union Canal.
Postcode districts covering Sileby
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 7.3 miles
- Nottingham 16.6 miles
- Derby 19.7 miles
- Burton upon Trent 23 miles
- Nuneaton 21.7 miles
- Loughborough 5.6 miles
- Corby 24.3 miles
- West Bridgford 13.3 miles
- Long Eaton 13.3 miles
- Hinckley 17.7 miles
- Grantham 23 miles
- Swadlincote 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cossington Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Ratcliffe on the Wreake Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Sileby & Seagrave Ward 1.4 miles
- Seagrave Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Mountsorrel Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Barrow upon Soar Built-up area 2 miles
- East Goscote Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Wanlip Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle Ward 2.6 miles
- Thrussington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Rothley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Walton on the Wolds Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Sileby
LE12 7PW, LE12 7RF, LE12 7SL, LE12 7QH, LE12 7SR, LE12 7QY, LE12 7SQ, LE12 7GS, LE12 7QW … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 11.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 33.2 miles
- Sileby Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Barrow-upon-Soar Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Sileby Ad
- ibis budget Leicester 3 3 miles
- Rothley Court Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- Quorn Grange Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- The Manor House at Quorn 4 3.5 miles
- Burleigh Court Hotel and Leisure 4 6 miles
- Link Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- Novotel Leicester 4 6.8 miles
- Belmont Leicester Hotel 3 7.3 miles
- Premier Inn Loughborough 3 4.9 miles
- The Broadway Rooms 5.4 miles
Schools in Sileby
- Sileby Redlands Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bradgate House Historic site 5.5 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 5.7 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 6.9 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 7 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 7.6 miles
- University of Leicester University 7.8 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 8 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 10.6 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 12.7 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 13 miles
- City Ground Stadium 14.3 miles