Bitteswell
Built-up area in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.468, -1.212 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 53 85 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Bitteswell is a small village and civil parish in the district of Harborough, Leicestershire, England, set in gently rolling South Leicestershire countryside a few miles from Lutterworth. It has a compact, conservation-area feel with traditional stone and brick houses clustered around a village core, and benefits from good road links for commuters being not far from the M1 motorway and larger centres such as Leicester and Coventry.
The village has an interesting 20th‑century layer to its story: a former airfield on the edge of the parish played a wartime and post‑war role and later accommodated light industry and aviation testing, giving a distinctly mixed rural and industrial character. Socially, Bitteswell retains an active community life centred on the church, village hall and local groups, while the surrounding farmland and hedgerows keep the area looking quintessentially Leicestershire.
Postcode districts covering Bitteswell
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Coventry 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Northampton 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Nuneaton 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Tamworth 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Rugby 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Loughborough 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Kettering 21.7 miles35 km
- Kettering Town 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Corby 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Wellingborough 24.3 miles39.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Lutterworth East Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Lutterworth Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Bitteswell with Bittesby Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lutterworth West Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Ashby Parva Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Ullesthorpe Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Misterton Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Gilmorton Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Cotesbach Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Misterton with Walcote Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Leire Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Willey Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Bitteswell
LE17 4DG, LE17 4SE, LE17 4RZ, LE17 4RX, LE17 4YA, LE17 4SW, LE17 4SB, LE17 4SD, LE17 4SF … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 22.6 miles36.4 km
- East Midlands Airport 25.5 miles41.1 km
- Rugby Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Narborough Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near Bitteswell Ad
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Best Western Plus Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Ansty Hall 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Hinckley Island 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Chequers Country Inn 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
Schools in Bitteswell
- St Mary's C of E Primary School, Bitteswell Primary
Local points of interest
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 10.3 miles16.7 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
- University of Leicester University 11.2 miles18 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 12 miles19.2 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 12 miles19.4 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Belgrave Library Library 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 13.3 miles21.4 km