Visit Sutton in the Elms Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sutton in the Elms

  

Sutton in the Elms Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sutton in the Elms

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Sutton in the Elms history

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Sutton in the Elms has had a Baptist church since around 1650, making it the oldest Baptist church in Leicestershire. George Fox, founder of the Quakers, addressed his first open air meeting outside the ‘steeple house’ in 1647 and Quaker Cottage at Sutton stands today.

Sutton in the Elms geography / climate

Sutton is 9 miles (14 km) south west of the City of Leicester in the District of Harborough in Leicestershire. The village comprises one road, Sutton Lane, which was renamed Leicester Road until 2007 when the name reverted to Sutton Lane. Sutton in the Elms Private Care Home is a nursing care facility catering for 39 elderly residents.

You can visit Sutton in the Elms places with Walkfo Sutton in the Elms to hear history at Sutton in the Elms’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sutton in the Elms has 18 places to visit in our interactive Sutton in the Elms 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 Sutton in the Elms, 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 Sutton in the Elms places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sutton in the Elms & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Sutton in the Elms places in an interactive Sutton in the Elms map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sutton in the Elms Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Sutton in the Elms historic spots	Sutton in the Elms tourist destinations	Sutton in the Elms plaques	Sutton in the Elms geographic features
Walkfo Sutton in the Elms tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sutton in the Elms

  

Best Sutton in the Elms places to visit

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

Stoney Cove Stoney Cove is a large flooded quarry which is a popular inland scuba diving site. It is located between Stoney Stanton and Sapcote in Leicestershire, England.

Broughton Astley Broughton Astley is a large village and civil parish located in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish (which includes Sutton in the Elms) at the time of the 2011 census was 8,940. A tributary of the River Soar runs through it.

Croft, Leicestershire Croft is a village off the old Fosse Way and straddling the River Soar. Nearby places include Stoney Stanton, Broughton Astley, Huncote and Narborough.

Saffron Dynamo F.C. Saffron Dynamo Football Club is a football club based in Cosby, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One.

Cosby, Leicestershire Cosby is located in the south of Leicestershire near the larger villages and towns of Whetstone, Blaby and Wigston. It is first recorded as “Cossebi” in the Domesday Book in 1086 with 40 families living in the village. The village’s name probably means ‘farm/settlement of Cossa’

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