Narborough, Leicestershire
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| Narborough | |
  Narborough shown within Leicestershire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Blaby |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode district | LE19 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Blaby |
| List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire | |
Narborough is a village south of Leicester, England. It lies in the Blaby district of Leicestershire. Its name originally meant 'North Stronghold'.
Surrounding villages include Enderby, Whetstone, Littlethorpe, Cosby, and Huncote.
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[edit] Location
Narborough is a large village in South Leicestershire. According to the 2001 census, Narborough has a population of 8,402. Narborough is situated on or near several major transport corridors. The M1 motorway passes through the east of Narborough, and the Leicester to Birmingham railway line runs beside the River Soar on its way through the village. Coventry Road in the village centre runs along the course of the Fosse Way (Roman road), which then joins back onto the present course of the B4114 link from Birmingham to Leicester.
Narborough is often split into two distinct parts, the (old) village core to the South and the newer Pastures estate to the north east, becoming part of Enderby. These areas are separated by the B4114 which runs through the middle of the two areas.
The Pastures area is served by the number 50 bus operated by Arriva Fox, linking it directly with Enderby, Croft, Fosse Park, and eventually Leicester city centre. In addition, the village centre is served by the 45 (operated by Centrebus) to Blaby and Oadby, the 140 (operated by Wood's Coaches on behalf of Leicestershire County Council) to Broughton Astley, Lutterworth, and Rugby, meanwhile Arriva's CityLinx service X5 connects the village with Croft, amongst other places.
Narborough railway station, with its level crossing, is situated in the village centre, linking the village with South Wigston and Leicester to the north, and Hinckley, Nuneaton, Coventry, and Birmingham in the south and west.
[edit] Amenities
The village contains many amenities including two doctor surgeries, a dentist, two banks, several hair dressers, Post Office, and a chemist. There are also four newsagents, a bakery, a chinese takeaway, a pizza takeaway and a fish and chip shop. Narborough also boasts two small supermarkets a tesco express and co-op. It boasts four pubs: The Copt Oak and Dovecote outside of the village centre, and The Bell and Narborough Arms within it.
To the north-east of the village lies Carlton Park, a business park that includes the headquarters of Alliance & Leicester, who employ over 1,800 people locally. Carlton Park also has a Racquets and Health Club, Next Generation, which opened in the summer of 2006 [1]. Near to the village centre are the Blaby District Council offices. As well as Greystoke Primary School in the village, The Pastures Primary and Red Hill Field Primary are the two other primary schools serving the village. Pupils from these schools will generally go on to Brockington College in Enderby and on to Lutterworth Grammar School to complete their GCSEs and A-Levels.
[edit] Religion
All Saints' Church was originally constructed in the 13th century, but has undergone substantial reconstruction over the centuries. It was first designed by Christopher J. Myers and Anthony J. Pike in 1127, but wasn't finally commissioned and built until 1273 by Christopher Roberts and Michael Walton. Narborough also has a Congregational Church situated on School Lane and a Catholic Church, St. Pius X, on Leicester Road. Narborough has been home to The Buddhist House, HQ for the Amida Trust, a Pureland Buddhist school, since 2001.
[edit] See also
- Littlethorpe
- All Saints Church, Narborough
- Narborough Congregational Church
