Appleby Magna
Built-up area in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.685, -1.545 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 30 09 |
| Population: | 962 |
Appleby Magna is a small village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, set among rolling farmland close to the county boundary. It retains a historic heart with a medieval parish church and several listed buildings, giving a strong sense of continuity; traces of its agricultural past remain visible in traditional cottages and farmsteads.
The village supports a lively community life centred on a village hall, pub and primary school, with local clubs and occasional fetes, while the economy mixes farming and small businesses with commuters travelling to nearby centres such as Leicester. Quiet lanes and surrounding countryside make it popular with walkers and riders, offering a pleasant rural feel with reasonably direct road links into the wider Midlands.
Postcode districts covering Appleby Magna
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 20.4 miles
- Leicester 18.2 miles
- Coventry 19.1 miles
- Derby 15.9 miles
- Walsall 19.4 miles
- West Bromwich 21 miles
- Solihull 21.8 miles
- Burton upon Trent 9.2 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 14.3 miles
- Nuneaton 11.4 miles
- Cannock 19.7 miles
- Tamworth 7.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stretton en le Field Parish 1 mile
- Appleby Ward 1.4 miles
- Chilcote Parish 1.5 miles
- Measham South Ward 1.7 miles
- Measham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Oakthorpe Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe Ward 2.2 miles
- Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish 2.2 miles
- Austrey Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Newton Regis Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Netherseal Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Snarestone Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Appleby Magna
DE12 7DF, DE12 7BD, DE12 7AE, DE12 7BW, DE12 7DJ, DE12 7BQ, DE12 7BE, DE12 7AH, DE12 7BN … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 13.6 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 18.1 miles
- Shackerstone Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Polesworth Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Appleby Magna Ad
- Best Western Appleby Park Hotel 3 0.2 miles
- Appleby Inn Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- Constantine House 3.2 miles
- The Peel Aldergate 4 7.2 miles
- Champneys Springs 3.3 miles
- Millers Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.4 miles
- The Staff of Life 4 9.1 miles
- The Atherstone Red Lion Hotel 3 7.4 miles
- Riverside Hotel Branston by Greene King Inns 4 8.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Burton Upon Trent 3 9.3 miles
Schools in Appleby Magna
- Sir John Moore C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 4.4 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 7.2 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 8.4 miles
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 11.6 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 12.1 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 12.3 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 14 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 14.6 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 16.4 miles