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Anstey, Leicestershire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Anstey, Leicestershire

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Anstey, Leicestershire history

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Anstey dates back to Angle origins, when it was known as Hanstige (later Anstige), meaning a narrow forest track. The place-name is first recorded in Domesday Book and was held by one of the county’s largest landholders, Hugh de Grandmesnil, castellan of Leicester. At the time it was a small farming community, with 300 people employed as framework knitters.

You can visit Anstey, Leicestershire places with Walkfo Anstey, Leicestershire to hear history at Anstey, Leicestershire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Anstey, Leicestershire has 33 places to visit in our interactive Anstey, Leicestershire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Anstey, Leicestershire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Anstey, Leicestershire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Anstey, Leicestershire & the surrounding areas.

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33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Anstey, Leicestershire places to visit

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Anstey, Leicestershire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Anstey, Leicestershire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Anstey, Leicestershire’s information audio spots:

Groby Castle Groby Castle is situated in the large village of Groby to the north-west of the city of Leicester. The castle was built in the 18th century and is located in Groby, near Leicester.

Groby Old Hall Groby Old Hall is partly a 15th-century brick-built manor house and grade II* listed building. It is located very near the site of Groby Castle in Groby in Leicestershire.

Groby Groby (pronounced “GROO-bee”) listen (help·info) is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.

Newtown Linford Newtown Linford is a linear village in Leicestershire, England. It is located in a valley in the Charnwood Forest area. The population of the civil parish was 1,000 at the 2001 census, including Ulverscroft and increasing to 1,103 at the 2011 census.

Beaumont Leys Beaumont Leys is a suburb and electoral ward in north-western Leicester. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 16,480. Locally used in reference to the large housing estate, built within the administrative division.

Beaumont Shopping Centre The 301,099 sq ft (27,973.0 m) shopping centre is owned by British Land and managed by GVA. Beaumont Shopping Centre is in Beaumon Leys, on the edge of Leicester.

County Hall, Glenfield Leicestershire County Hall is a municipal building on Leicester Road (the A50) in Glenfield. It is the headquarters of Leicesterhire County Council. The building is located in the centre of Glenfield on the A50 in the area.

St Mary’s Church, Anstey St Mary’s Church is the Church of England parish church in Anstey, Leicestershire, in the Diocese of Leicester.

Thurcaston Thurcaston is best known as the home to Bishop Hugh Latimer. It borders the villages of Anstey and Cropston, as well as the Leicester suburb of Beaumont Leys. The Rothley Brook flows through the village, separating it from the A46 Leicester Western Bypass.

Anstey, Leicestershire Anstey is a large village in Leicestershire, located north west of Leicester in the borough of Charnwood. Its population was 6,528 at the 2011 census. It is a combination of traditional English village (with two village greens) and industrial town.

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