Great Stretton
Built-up area in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.605, -1.038 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 65 01 |
| Dialling code: | 0116 (Leicester) |
Great Stretton is a small hamlet in the district of Harborough in Leicestershire, England. It sits amid the county’s rolling farmland and hedgerows, with a handful of traditional stone and brick cottages and narrow lanes that connect it to neighbouring communities such as Market Harborough.
Historically agricultural, the settlement has a tiny population and few local services, so life tends to centre on nearby towns and parishes; residents and visitors value the quiet rural character, local footpaths and country pursuits. Community ties are strong with surrounding villages, and the area’s modest historic buildings and lanes reflect its long rural past.
Postcode districts covering Great Stretton
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Coventry 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Nuneaton 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Rugby 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Loughborough 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Kettering 19.9 miles32 km
- Kettering Town 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Corby 16.8 miles27.1 km
- West Bridgford 22.4 miles36 km
- Long Eaton 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Hinckley 15 miles24.1 km
- Swadlincote 24.9 miles40.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Stoughton Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Little Stretton Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Oadby Uplands Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Oadby Woodlands Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Oadby Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Thurnby and Bushby Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Oadby Grange Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Oadby Brocks Hill Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- King's Norton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Great Glen Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Oadby St. Peter's Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Houghton on the Hill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Great Stretton
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Birmingham International Airport 31.6 miles50.9 km
- Leicester Railway Station 4.1 miles6.5 km
- South Wigston Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
Hotels near Great Stretton Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Voco Leicester 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Novotel Leicester 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Bridge House Barn 5 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Winstanley House 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Villare Leicester City Centre Hotel 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Ibis Leicester City 3 4.1 miles6.5 km
Local points of interest
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 2.5 miles4 km
- University of Leicester University 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Belgrave Library Library 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Normanton Park Estate 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 18 miles28.9 km