Knaptoft
Parish in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.496, -1.077 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 62 89 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 (Market Harborough) |
Knaptoft is a tiny rural parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, set amid rolling arable fields and hedgerows typical of south Leicestershire. The landscape is notable for visible medieval earthworks and the atmospheric ruins of the old parish church, which give the place a quietly evocative character and attract local walkers and history enthusiasts.
Once a more substantial medieval settlement, much of the habitation declined by the early modern period and the site now has scheduled‑monument status and archaeological interest. The local economy is largely agricultural and community life is small-scale and informal, often looking to nearby villages for services while retaining a strong sense of place because of its surviving historic features.
Postcode districts covering Knaptoft
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Coventry 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Northampton 20 miles32.2 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Nuneaton 17.4 miles28 km
- Rugby 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Loughborough 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Kettering 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Kettering Town 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Corby 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Wellingborough 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Hinckley 12.9 miles20.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Mowsley Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Shearsby Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Bruntingthorpe Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Upper Bruntingthorpe Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Laughton Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Kimcote and Walton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Arnesby Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Peatling Parva Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Fleckney Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Peatling Magna Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Dunton Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Bosworth Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Knaptoft
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 25.4 miles40.9 km
- Birmingham International Airport 28.4 miles45.7 km
- South Wigston Railway Station 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Knaptoft Ad
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Bridge House Barn 5 4.1 miles6.7 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- St Martins Lodge 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Voco Leicester 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Best Western Plus Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 9.9 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles11.4 km
- University of Leicester University 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 10 miles16.1 km
- Belgrave Library Library 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 18 miles29 km