Shearsby
Parish in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.514, -1.078 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 62 91 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 (Market Harborough) |
Shearsby is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Set in rolling Leicestershire farmland, it has a compact core of traditional stone cottages and a parish church, giving the settlement a strong rural character and attractive village feel.
Historically shaped by agriculture, the local economy today mixes working farms and small enterprises with residents who commute to nearby centres such as Leicester and Market Harborough. Community life is quietly active around the church, village hall and occasional local events, making it a close-knit place popular with people seeking countryside living within easy reach of larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Shearsby
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 8.1 miles13 km
- Coventry 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Northampton 21.1 miles34 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Nuneaton 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Rugby 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Loughborough 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Kettering 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Kettering Town 17.4 miles28 km
- Corby 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Wellingborough 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Hinckley 12.7 miles20.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Arnesby Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Knaptoft Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Bruntingthorpe Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Mowsley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Fleckney Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Upper Bruntingthorpe Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Peatling Magna Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Laughton Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Peatling Parva Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dunton Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kilby Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wistow Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Shearsby
LE17 6PP, LE8 8AF, LE17 6PH, LE17 6PG, LE17 6PW, LE17 6PN, LE17 6PL, LE17 6PE, LE17 6PQ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Birmingham International Airport 28.5 miles45.9 km
- South Wigston Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Narborough Railway Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
Hotels near Shearsby Ad
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bridge House Barn 5 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- St Martins Lodge 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Voco Leicester 4 8.1 miles13 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Novotel Leicester 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
Local points of interest
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles9.5 km
- University of Leicester University 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Belgrave Library Library 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 15 miles24.1 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 18.2 miles29.3 km