Gumley
Parish in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.507, -0.99 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 68 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 (Market Harborough) |
Gumley is a small, rural village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It sits amid rolling agricultural countryside a short distance from the market town of Market Harborough, with a landscape of hedgerows, pasture and footpaths that makes it popular with walkers and those seeking a quiet village life.
The village has a modest historic core of brick and stone cottages and a parish church, and its community life is centred on farming, local events and the village hall; many residents also commute to nearby towns for work. The mix of traditional buildings, farmland and accessible country lanes gives Gumley a character that is both agricultural and residential, reflecting the long rural history of the area.
Postcode districts covering Gumley
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 10 miles16.1 km
- Coventry 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Northampton 19.5 miles31.5 km
- Nuneaton 21 miles33.8 km
- Rugby 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Loughborough 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Kettering 14 miles22.6 km
- Kettering Town 14 miles22.6 km
- Corby 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Wellingborough 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Hinckley 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Coalville 21.5 miles34.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Foxton Built-up area 1 mile1.5 km
- Smeeton Westerby Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Gartree Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Laughton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- West Langton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Lubenham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Kibworths Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Theddingworth Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Mowsley Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- East Langton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fleckney Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Gumley
LE16 7RX, LE16 7RU, LE8 0XA, LE16 7RS, LE16 7RR
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 26.5 miles42.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 32.1 miles51.7 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
- South Wigston Railway Station 8 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Gumley Ad
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bridge House Barn 5 3.1 miles5 km
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Travel Plaza Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Rooms at the Ritz Complex 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 8 miles12.9 km
- The R Inn Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
Local points of interest
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles12.3 km
- University of Leicester University 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Belgrave Library Library 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 16 miles25.7 km
- Normanton Park Estate 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 18.5 miles29.8 km