Markfield
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Markfield is a large village in both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement dates back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld. A variant of this is still used as the name for the village primary school, Mercenfeld. It is to the south-east of Junction 22 of the M1, and to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on OS sheet 129 as 222 metres above sea level, making it one of the highest villages in Leicestershire. Nearby
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Place details
- Locality
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 4,993
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Main Street Markfield.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Main Street, Markfield
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Markfield
- UK place.population
- 5,681
- UK place.shire_district
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.civil_parish
- Markfield
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Leicestershire
- UK place.postcode_district
- LE67
- UK place.postcode_area
- LE
- UK place.post_town
- MARKFIELD
- UK place.dial_code
- 01530
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK488103
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Population
- 4454
- Image
- MAIN STREET, MARKFIELD.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01530
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- Commons category
- Markfield
- OS grid reference
- SK488103
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Article · Polski
Markfield – wieś w Anglii, w hrabstwie Leicestershire, w dystrykcie Hinckley and Bosworth. Leży 12 km na północny zachód od miasta Leicester i 153 km na północny zachód od Londynu. Miejscowość liczy 4474 mieszkańców.
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