Scraptoft
Parish in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.645, -1.037 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 65 05 |
| Dialling code: | 0116 (Leicester) |
Scraptoft is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, sitting on the eastern edge of Leicester around five miles from the city centre. It blends a compact village green and lanes with ribbon development and commuter links, so retains a semi‑rural character despite close proximity to the city.
The village is noted for the 18th‑century country house Scraptoft Hall, set in parkland and later used as a teacher‑training college and part of De Montfort University's campus, while the medieval St Helen's Church and surviving agricultural cottages hint at Scraptoft's long history; today a small, active community with local clubs and occasional village events sustains its social life even as many residents commute for work.
Postcode districts covering Scraptoft
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 3.8 miles
- Nottingham 23.2 miles
- Nuneaton 20.7 miles
- Rugby 20.2 miles
- Loughborough 11.5 miles
- Kettering 21.9 miles
- Kettering Town 22 miles
- Corby 18.3 miles
- West Bridgford 19.7 miles
- Long Eaton 19.9 miles
- Hinckley 16.1 miles
- Grantham 24.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thurnby and Bushby Parish 0.9 miles
- Hamilton Lea Parish 1.1 miles
- Thurnby & Houghton Ward 1.2 miles
- Keyham Parish 1.3 miles
- Thurncourt Ward 1.3 miles
- Humberstone & Hamilton Ward 1.4 miles
- Barkby Thorpe Parish 1.7 miles
- Evington Ward 1.8 miles
- Beeby Parish 1.8 miles
- South Charnwood Ward 1.8 miles
- Houghton on the Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Troon Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Scraptoft
LE7 9WS, LE7 9SH, LE7 9TU, LE7 9SE, LE7 9SQ, LE7 9UW, LE7 9FS, LE7 9XY, LE7 9SW … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 17.7 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 32.7 miles
- Leicester Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Syston Railway Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near Scraptoft Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 4.3 miles
- Novotel Leicester 4 4.4 miles
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 3.8 miles
- Voco Leicester 4 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 4.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 4.6 miles
- Winstanley House 4 5.9 miles
- Ibis Leicester City 3 3.7 miles
- Ramada Encore by Wyndham Leicester City Centre 3 3.9 miles
- Ibis Budget Leicester 3 4.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Belgrave Library Library 3.5 miles
- University of Leicester University 4 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 4.3 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 4.3 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 4.7 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 7.8 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 15.8 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 17 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 17.2 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 17.6 miles