Bardon
Parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.709, -1.312 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 46 12 |
| Dialling code: | 01530 (Coalville) |
Bardon is a compact, mainly rural parish in North West Leicestershire, notable for the rocky outcrop of Bardon Hill, the highest point in Leicestershire. The hill’s distinctive igneous geology has shaped the area and supported a long history of granite quarrying, so the landscape is a mix of open quarry faces, working industrial sites and public footpaths that afford wide views towards Coalville and Leicester.
Historically the community developed around stone extraction and the transport links that supported it; today the local economy still reflects quarrying alongside agriculture, with many residents commuting to nearby towns. Socially the parish is quiet and popular with walkers and geology enthusiasts, and visitors can still see remnants of industrial heritage and small historic buildings scattered across this corner of England.
Postcode districts covering Bardon
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Coventry 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Nottingham 19 miles30.5 km
- Derby 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Burton upon Trent 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Sutton Coldfield 23.6 miles38 km
- Nuneaton 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Tamworth 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Rugby 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Loughborough 5.4 miles8.7 km
- West Bridgford 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Long Eaton 12.5 miles20.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Greenhill Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Stanton under Bardon Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bardon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Castle Rock Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Charley Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ellistown & Battleflat Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ellistown and Battleflat Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Broom Leys Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Coalville East Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Ulverscroft Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Coalville Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Bardon
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 25.4 miles40.9 km
- Quorn and Woodhouse Railway Station 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Loughborough Central Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
Hotels near Bardon Ad
- The Fieldhead Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Queens Head 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Halfway Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Castle Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Link Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Hermitage Park Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.1 km
- St Martins Lodge 4 9 miles14.4 km
- Dbs Serviced Apartments - the Delven 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Elite Athlete Centre and Hotel 5.3 miles8.5 km
Local points of interest
- Bradgate House Historic site 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 5 miles8.1 km
- Donington Park Recreation 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 8.7 miles14 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Belgrave Library Library 9 miles14.5 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- University of Leicester University 10 miles16 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 14.1 miles22.7 km