Welcome to Dishley

Dishley is a small village located in the county of Leicestershire, England. The village is situated near the town of Loughborough and is known for its rich agricultural history. The village is home to a number of farms and fields that have been used for centuries to grow crops and raise livestock. The village is also home to a number of historic buildings and landmarks, including the Dishley Grange, which dates back to the 17th century.

One of the most notable features of Dishley is its connection to the agricultural revolution that took place in England during the 18th century. The village was home to Robert Bakewell, a pioneering farmer who is credited with developing new breeding techniques that helped to improve the quality of livestock in England. Bakewell's work had a significant impact on the agricultural industry and helped to transform farming practices across the country.

Today, Dishley remains a small, rural village that is home to a tight-knit community of residents. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and offers a peaceful and tranquil setting for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Despite its small size, Dishley has a rich history and a strong sense of community that makes it a unique and special place to visit or call home.

Local Weather

Partly Cloudy

Temp: 9.4°C

Feels Like: 5.9°C

Wind: 17.4 MPH

Wind Dir: SW

Local Schools

School	Details
Robert Bakewell Primary School And Community Centre Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Jon Bishop	Barsby Drive Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5UJ 01509231646 School Website
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Paul Brockless	Stonebow Close Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4ZH 01509646217 School Website
Hathern Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Stuart Bailey	Pasture Lane Hathern Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5LJ 01509842569 School Website
Ashmount School Community Special School Ages:4-19 Head Teacher Mr David Deacon	Thorpe Hill Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4SQ 01509268506 School Website
Charnwood College High Academy Sponsor Led Ages:11-14 Head Teacher Mr Alastair O'connor	Thorpe Hill Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4SQ 01509554400 School Website
Thorpe Acre Junior School Community School Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Ms Jo Beaumont	Alan Moss Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4SQ 01509214974 School Website
Thorpe Acre Infant School Community School Ages:5-7 Head Teacher Mr Jo Beaumont	Alan Moss Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4SQ 01509212021 School Website
De Lisle Catholic School Loughborough Leicestershire Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr John Pye	Thorpe Hill Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4SQ 01509268739 School Website
Normanton On Soar Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Sarah Philpott	Main Street Normanton-On-Soar Loughborough Nottinghamshire LE12 5HB 01509842326 School Website
Booth Wood Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Julie Harvey	Old Ashby Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4PG 01509267876 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Loughborough Station Boulevard, Off Nottingham Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1EX 1.94 Miles

Barrow-Upon-Soar Grove Lane, Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8US 4.71 Miles

East Midlands Parkway Station Approach Road, Off A453, Remembrance Way, Near Ratcliffe-On-Soar, Nottinghamshire, NG11 0EE 5.28 Miles

Sileby King Street, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7RN 6.74 Miles

Long Eaton Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 3GS 7.05 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Silverline Taxis Loughborough 01509 842843 24 Seymour Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4FQ 0.58 Miles
Astra Taxis 01509 266757 30 Durham Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5UA 0.74 Miles
Epinal Taxis 01509 235588 9 Trackside Cl, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4QE 1.11 Miles
Mbc Cars 01509 828282 21 Gracedieu Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4QF 1.21 Miles
Rj Taxis 01509 383005 24 Brush Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1LT 1.40 Miles
Adt Taxis 01509 260000 50 Baxter Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1TH 1.81 Miles
Charnwood Travel Services 01509 260000 50 Baxter Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1TH 1.81 Miles
Loughborough Taxi Company 07753 190965 19 Abberton Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4NX 1.83 Miles
Mgexecutive 07889 189018 5 Patterdale Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3RT 2.01 Miles
Elite Private Hire 07835 351451 25 Thirlmere Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SX 2.08 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Cordell Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Gorse Covert Po Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Weldon Road Business Box Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Warwick Way Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Mount Grace Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Anchor Inn (A6) Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Kenilworth Avenue Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Knightthorpe Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Browning Road Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Burns Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hathern Post Office Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Alan Moss Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hawthorne Avenue Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Normanton On Soar Po Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
New Ashby Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Dishley Grange Medical Practice 01509 646550	32 Maxwell Drive Gorse Covert Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4RZ
Cross Street Surgery 01509 646550	5 Cross Street Hathern Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5LB
Loughborough Urgent Care Centre 01509 553998	Hospital Way Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5JY
Beacon Pcn Enhanced Access 01509 276621	Charnwood Gp Network Rosebery Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5DX
North Charnwood Gp Network Ltd 01509 276621	Rosebery Medical Practice Rosebery Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5DX

Local Stores

Knighthorpe Road
Knightthorpe Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 4JX
01509 269521
Store Website
0.83 miles

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SPAR - Ashby Road
Loughborough Students Union
Union Building
Ashby Road
Loughborough
LE11 3TT
01509 635035
Store Website
1.3 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Meadow Lane Vets
9 Meadow Lane Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1JU 01509 212437 Website 1.77 miles
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Medivet Loughborough
20 Forest Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3NP 01509 212117 loughborough@medivet.co.uk Website 1.87 miles
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Poultry Health Services
40A Main Street Sutton Bonington Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5NE sutbon@poultryhealthservices.com Website 2.27 miles

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Medivet Shepshed (Value Vet)
18 Field Street Shepshed Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9AL 01509 503850 shepshed@medivet.co.uk Website 2.34 miles

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Loughborough Vets4pets Ltd
328-330 Park Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2HN 01509 238 340 loughborough@vets4pets.com Website 2.55 miles
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School Of Veterinary Medicine And Science
University Of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5RD 0115 9516464 Website 3.08 miles


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Local Dog Walks

The Outwoods
A Circular Dog Friendly Woodland Walk At The Outwoods, In Loughborough. A Chance To Explore 110 Acres Of Ancient Woodland, With This Walk Taking A Little Over One-Hour. Set To The South Of Loughborough, The Outwoods Is One Of The Oldest Surviving Woodland Sites In Charnwood. Lancashire LE11 3YG 2.84 miles From Loughborough, Take Forest Road Then Nanpantan Road. At Nanpantan, Take A Left Onto Woodhouse Lane. A Way Down This Road, You Will See A Brown Road Sign Directing You To Outwoods Woodland Walk Car Park.

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The Outwoods
1 Woodhouse Ln Nanpantan Loughborough Lancashire LE11 3YG 3.08 miles If You Leave Loughborough Via Nanpanton And Turn Left At The Priory Pub It Is Fairly Well Signposted.

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Beacon Hill
Beautiful Place To Visit, Great For Dog Walking. Landscape Is Very Picturesque With A Nice Circular Route Around The Whole Park. You Don't Have To Stay On The Set Path As There Are Woodlands To Wander In. I Believe There Are Sheep And A Few Alpacas In Some Of The Shrub Areas. There Is Also A Nice Viewpoint That You Can Walk Up To And See Many Of The Towns In Leicestershire From. Beacon Rd Woodhouse Eaves Loughborough LE12 8SP 4.31 miles

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Grace Dieu Woods
A Sustrans Track Runs Through This Woodland, But Away From That There Are Walks Within The Woodland. 27 Springfield Thringstone Coalville Lancashire LE67 8LT 5.32 miles Grace Dieu Woods Can Be Approached From Turlough Road, Whitwick Or Springfield, Thringstone, Leicestershire

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Swithland Woods To Rabbits Bridge And Beyond
Unnamed Road Loughborough Lancashire LE12 8JL 5.77 miles North Of Leicester At The Cropstone End Of The Reservoir Near Bradgate Park.

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Bradgate Park Trail
Lovely Walk, Great To Stretch Those Legs And Get Some Fresh Air. Got To See A Deer Or Two As Well Bradgate Park Trail Leicester Lancashire LE6 0HE 6.47 miles

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Weather Forecast

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Temp	-0.3°C	-0.5°C	-0.7°C	-1.4°C	-2.4°C	-3.9°C	-5.7°C	-7.4°C	-8.5°C	-9.2°C	-10.6°C	-12.2°C
Feels Like	-4.2°C	-4.3°C	-4.6°C	-5.5°C	-7.4°C	-9.7°C	-11.8°C	-14.1°C	-16.2°C	-16.9°C	-19.1°C	-20.7°C

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	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-13.1°C	-13.6°C	-14.1°C	-14.8°C	-13.4°C	-11.7°C	-9.5°C	-7.5°C	-6.7°C	-7.1°C	-8.5°C	-9.5°C
Feels Like	-22°C	-22°C	-22.1°C	-22.2°C	-21.2°C	-18.9°C	-15.1°C	-11.8°C	-9.6°C	-10°C	-12.7°C	-14.8°C

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Temp	-9.7°C	-8.7°C	-8°C	-8°C	-6.6°C	-3.5°C	0.8°C	3.9°C	4.4°C	2.7°C	0.5°C	-5.1°C
Feels Like	-15.6°C	-15.1°C	-14.9°C	-15.3°C	-14°C	-10.4°C	-5.1°C	-0.9°C	0.5°C	-0.7°C	-3°C	-9.8°C

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