Blaby
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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Coventry Airport (19 mi) - East Midlands Airport (19 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (24 mi)
- RAF Cottesmore (24 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (24 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (26 mi)
- RAF Waddington (49 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (51 mi)
- London Luton Airport (59 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (60 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (63 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Ansty Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.576 and -1.164 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 34' 32" and W -1° 9' 50"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:01 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:28 am and 4:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Blaby
Blaby in Leicestershire (England) with it's 6,300 citizens is a city in United Kingdom about 86 mi (or 138 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Blaby is now 12:01 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Blaby, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Coventry Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 41 mi (or 67 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Leicester, Glenfield, Nottingham, Coventry and Keresley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Glasshouse Autograph Collection
Hilton Leicester
College Court Conference Centre
Mercure Leicester The Grand Hotel
Leicester Marriott Hotel
Maiyango
THE BELMONT HOTEL
Ramada Leicester Stage
Stoneycroft
Holiday Inn LEICESTER
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Blaby
Blaby is a village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre. It has population of around 6,240 (2001 figures), and its proximity to the city causes it to form part of the Leicester Urban Area. Its name probably came Old Norse Blábýr = "farmstead or village belonging to a man named Blár" (where the -r is a case ending).
Glen Parva
Glen Parva is a civil parish in Leicestershire with a population of over 5,000. To the north it runs into Aylestone, and to the east Eyres Monsell and South Wigston. To the south and west it is not immediately surrounded by development. It is a largely residential area with no main shopping or leisure centres, although it is situated next to Fosse Shopping Park, which is one of Britain's largest out-of-town shopping parks.
Whetstone, Leicestershire
Whetstone is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 6,000 and largely acts as a commuter village for Leicester, five miles to the north. Its proximity to Leicester causes Whetstone to form part of the Leicester Urban Area. The village is bounded on the east by the A426 (on the other side of which is Blaby village), to the north by the railway line from Nuneaton to Leicester, and to the west by the M1.
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C. is a football club based in Whetstone, near Leicester, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the East Midlands Counties League
HM Prison Glen Parva
HM Prison Glen Parva is a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Glen Parva is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
Whetstone railway station
Whetstone was a station on the Great Central Railway (GCR), the last main line to be constructed from the north of England to London, which opened in 1899 to serve the Leicestershire village of Whetstone. Whetstone station was built by the Great Central as part of its London Extension, and opened to passengers on 15 March 1899. It was a conventional London extension station, common in towns on villages on the GCR, and was equipped with a single island platform.
River Sence (Wigston)
The River Sence is a Leicestershire tributary of the larger River Soar. The River Sence can be traced eastwards up to the village of Billesdon, and then flows south west through Great Glen, Leicestershire, and then west until the confluence with the River Soar just to the west of Blaby.
Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association
The Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association, also simply known as the Leicestershire & Rutland CFA, Leicestershire FA or LRCFA, is the governing body of football in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland.
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