Leighfield is a tiny, rural civil parish in Rutland lying close to the border with Leicestershire. It has no nucleated village as such and is notable for its sweep of ancient woodland and pasture rather than houses, giving it a remote, unspoilt character within England’s smallest county.
The area preserves remnants of the medieval Leighfield Forest, with old oaks, earthworks and ridge-and-furrow patterns hinting at its history as a royal hunting landscape and agricultural backwater. Today its quiet lanes and woods are valued more for conservation and recreation than industry, with agriculture and nearby market towns such as Oakham providing the economic and social links for local residents.
Postcode districts covering Leighfield
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 14.2 miles
- Peterborough 21.8 miles
- Rugby 24.8 miles
- Loughborough 21.3 miles
- Kettering 15 miles
- Kettering Town 15.1 miles
- Corby 9.4 miles
- Wellingborough 21.4 miles
- Grantham 21.6 miles
- Rushden 23.9 miles
- Melton Mowbray 11.6 miles
- Oadby 12.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Belton-in-Rutland Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Wardley Parish 1.3 miles
- Ridlington Parish 1.4 miles
- Allexton Parish 1.4 miles
- Loddington Parish 2 miles
- Brooke Parish 2.4 miles
- Ayston Parish 2.4 miles
- Withcote Parish 2.6 miles
- Braunston & Martinsthorpe Ward 2.8 miles
- Horninghold Parish 2.9 miles
- Braunston-in-Rutland Built-up area 2.9 miles
- East Norton Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Leighfield
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 27.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 41.9 miles
- Oakham Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Corby Railway Station 9.3 miles
Hotels near Leighfield Ad
- The Crown 4 3.1 miles
- The Admiral Hornblower 4.7 miles
- The Falcon Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- The Lake Isle Restaurant with rooms 4 3.1 miles
- Oakham Hotel 4.7 miles
- Finchs Arms Oakham Road 5.8 miles
- The Marquess of Exeter 4 4.4 miles
- Wisteria Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- The Old Pheasant Hotel 4.6 miles
- The White Lion Inn 4 7.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Normanton Park Estate 7.2 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 8.2 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 14 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 14.1 miles
- University of Leicester University 14.3 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 14.3 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.4 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 14.6 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 14.9 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 15 miles