Markfield
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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East Midlands Airport (10 mi) - Nottingham Airport (18 mi)
- Coventry Airport (24 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (26 mi)
- RAF Cottesmore (26 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (33 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (56 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (59 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (66 mi)
- RAF Fairford (73 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Ansty Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Forest Of Arden-Aylesford Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.687 and -1.275 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 41' 14" and W -1° 16' 29"
- 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: 05:57 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:39 am and 4:02 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
Touring Markfield
Markfield in Leicestershire (England) with it's 4,993 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 95 mi (or 153 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Markfield is now 05:57 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Markfield, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is East Midlands Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North. 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 40 mi (or 64 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Glenfield, Leicester, Nottingham, Netherseal and Derby. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 32% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Rain and snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Charnwood Lodge
Burleigh Court
The Blue Bell Inn
The Link
The Cedars Hotel & Restaurant
The Cedars Hotel and Restauran
RAMADA LOUGHBOROUGH HOTEL
TRAVELODGE LEICESTER MARKFIELD
TRAVELODGE LEICESTER HINCKLEY ROAD
Leicester (Forest East)
Videos from this area
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Nanpantan Reservoir - A Year
A journey through the changing light and activity of the seasons at Nanpantan Reservoir, in Loughborough, Leicestershire during 2013. A photographic audiovisual presentation shown at Shepshed...
labyrinth Beacon Hill Country Park Leicestershire
Try out this great nature playground. A labyrinth created within the rhododendron near the Lower Beacon Hill Car Park. Secret tunnels and hidden wooden carvings. Kids (and big kids) will love it.
Bleep Test James Gardner
James Gardner preliminary vo2max test.
UK GHOSTNIGHTS The Old House Coalville
On 01/09/2012 I went to a ghost night to see what I could pick up on with UkGhostNights. This night was the most eventfull night ever with lots of paranormal activity through out the night!....
Charley Mill Charity Shoot - 2010 Launch
Charley Mill Charity Shoot is an annual event held in the East Midlands, UK. This clay pigeon (skeet) shooting event is used to raise desperately needed funds for 2 UK charities Rainbows...
old buses
yesteryear buses.
Jason stirland and very hot chili powder challenge
Bored watching through cricket so decided to have some fun with chilling powder. The dog wasn't as fun as jasons reaction.
A Day Out At Bradgate Country Park
Family fun at Bradgate Country Park.
Thornton - a biker's eye view (Kawasaki z750)
I thought I'd take you on a nice ride up to Thornton Reservoir on my Kawasaki z750 (2009 ABS). This isn't a video to show you how fast the bike can go or how much of a tw*t i can be, it's just...
Thornton Reservoir
A first test of my new Canon Legria HF R506 camcorder. A stroll around Thornton Reservoir in Leicestershire.
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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.
Charnwood Forest
Charnwood Forest is an upland tract in north-western Leicestershire, England, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough, and Coalville. The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas. It also has some extensive tracts of woodland; its elevation is generally 600 ft (180 m) and upwards, the area exceeding this height being about 6,100 acres . The highest point, Bardon Hill, is 912 ft (278 m).
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland, England. Founded in 1956, (originally under the name "Leicestershire and Rutland Trust for Nature Conservation") the trust now has 9,000 members helping care for over 30 nature reserves covering more than 2,600 acres across the region. The best known of these nature reserves is the Rutland Water Nature Reserve, managed on behalf of Anglian Water.
Copt Oak
Copt Oak is a place in Leicestershire in England. It is in the North West Leicestershire district, near Bawdon Lodge, Charley and Ulverscroft. In its name, "cop" is an old English word for "head", i.e. "[be be]headed oak" = "pollarded oak".
Ulverscroft
Ulverscroft is a civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire. It has a population of about 100. There is no village by the name, but there was previously an Ulverscroft Priory. There are some good examples of early Arts and Crafts movement architecture in and around Ulverscroft.
Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway
The Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway was an industrial narrow gauge railway that connected the Cliffe Hill granite quarry to the nearby London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) between Leicester and Coalville. The line opened in 1896 and operated until 1948.
South Charnwood High School
South Charnwood High School is a coeducational middle school located between the villages of Markfield and Thornton in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The school was established in 1935 thus various additions to the school have been made since. The current headmaster is Mr. Andrew Morris. In 1975, the school began enrolling pupils at the school one year prior than the usual transfer system.
Ulverscroft Priory
Ulverscroft Priory was founded by Robert de Bossu, Earl of Leicester in 1134 as a priory for eremites of the Order of St Augustine. It was closely connected with the Lords Ferrars of Groby. The last Prior was Geoffrey Whalley. On the suppression of the Priory in 1539, Whalley was granted a pension of £20. The Priory estate at this time comprised 957 acres with a further 700 acres in Charnwood Forest, 300 cattle, 1,000 sheep and 60 swine.
Bradgate House
Bradgate House was built in 1856 for the seventh Earl of Stamford, George Harry Grey. Intended as a replacement for the Bradgate House of 1520, built by his ancestor Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and home of Lady Jane Grey, the house was built in a Jacobean style on a site 2 miles south-west of Bradgate Park. The large, handsome mansion was referred to as "Calendar House", supposedly having 365 windows, 52 rooms and 12 main chimneys. The Earl of Stamford was known for his extravagance.
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