Appleby Magna
Built-up area in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.685, -1.545 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 30 09 |
| Population: | 962 |
Appleby Magna is a small village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, set among rolling farmland close to the county boundary. It retains a historic heart with a medieval parish church and several listed buildings, giving a strong sense of continuity; traces of its agricultural past remain visible in traditional cottages and farmsteads.
The village supports a lively community life centred on a village hall, pub and primary school, with local clubs and occasional fetes, while the economy mixes farming and small businesses with commuters travelling to nearby centres such as Leicester. Quiet lanes and surrounding countryside make it popular with walkers and riders, offering a pleasant rural feel with reasonably direct road links into the wider Midlands.
Postcode districts covering Appleby Magna
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Leicester 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Coventry 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Derby 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Walsall 19.4 miles31.3 km
- West Bromwich 21 miles33.8 km
- Solihull 21.8 miles35 km
- Burton upon Trent 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 14.3 miles23 km
- Nuneaton 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Cannock 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Tamworth 7.3 miles11.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Stretton en le Field Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Appleby Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Chilcote Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Measham South Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Measham Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Oakthorpe Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Austrey Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Newton Regis Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Netherseal Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Snarestone Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Appleby Magna
DE12 7BF, DE12 7DJ, DE12 7BL, DE12 7AH, DE12 8AA, DE12 8BA, DE12 7AS, DE12 7BE, DE12 7AB … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Birmingham International Airport 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Shackerstone Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Polesworth Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
Hotels near Appleby Magna Ad
- Best Western Appleby Park Hotel 3 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Appleby Inn Hotel 3 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Constantine House 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Champneys Springs 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Peel Aldergate 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Staff of Life 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Millers Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Ibis Styles Burton on Trent 3 9.2 miles14.9 km
- The Atherstone Red Lion Hotel 3 7.4 miles12 km
- Riverside Hotel Branston by Greene King Inns 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
Schools in Appleby Magna
- Sir John Moore C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Hams Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Donington Park Recreation 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 14 miles22.5 km
- Sutton Park Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 16.4 miles26.3 km