Welcome to Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe is a small village located in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles south of Leicester city centre and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a population of around 1,500 people and is known for its peaceful and friendly atmosphere. Woodthorpe has a rich history, with evidence of human settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.

One of the most notable features of Woodthorpe is its beautiful church, St. Stephen's. The church dates back to the 13th century and is a Grade II listed building. It is known for its stunning stained glass windows and impressive architecture. The church is still in use today and is a popular destination for visitors to the village.

Woodthorpe is also home to a number of local amenities, including a primary school, a village hall, and a pub. The village hall hosts a range of events throughout the year, including community meetings, fitness classes, and social gatherings. The pub, The Woodies, is a popular spot for locals and visitors alike, serving up delicious food and drink in a cosy and welcoming atmosphere. Overall, Woodthorpe is a charming and picturesque village that offers a peaceful and idyllic way of life.

Local Weather

Partly Cloudy

Temp: 9.4°C

Feels Like: 5.9°C

Wind: 17.4 MPH

Wind Dir: SW

Local Schools

School	Details
Outwoods Edge Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Amy Kitson	21 Redwood Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2LD 01509216177 School Website
Beacon Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Manpreet Sohal (Acting Head Of School)	Woodthorpe Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2NF 01509212227 School Website
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Other Independent Special School Ages:5-19 Head Teacher Mrs Stacey Bollard	One Ash House Loughborough Road Quorn Leicestershire Leicestershire LE12 8UE 1509415474 School Website
St Bartholomews Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Alexander Clark	Willowcroft Quorn Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 8HQ 01509412250 School Website
Woodbrook Vale School Academy Converter Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Rachael Fraser	Grasmere Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2ST 01509557560 School Website
Loughborough Grammar School Other Independent School Ages:10-19 Head Teacher Dr Daniel Koch	Burton Walks Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2DU 1509233233 School Website
Loughborough High School Other Independent School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Dr Fiona Miles	Burton Walks Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2DU 1509212348 School Website
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Lisa Atkins	Beacon Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2BG 01509212204 School Website
Loughborough Amherst School Other Independent School Ages:4-18 Head Teacher Dr Julian Murphy	Gray Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2DZ 1509263901 School Website
Rawlins Academy Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Clare Darby	Loughborough Road Quorn Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 8DY 01509622800 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Loughborough Station Boulevard, Off Nottingham Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1EX 1.81 Miles

Barrow-Upon-Soar Grove Lane, Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8US 2.11 Miles

Sileby King Street, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7RN 3.96 Miles

Syston Melton Road, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2HA 6.30 Miles

East Midlands Parkway Station Approach Road, Off A453, Remembrance Way, Near Ratcliffe-On-Soar, Nottinghamshire, NG11 0EE 8.06 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Park Taxis 01509 551448 195B Park Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2HE 0.66 Miles
Lynke Taxis 0871 526 6000 Űů ŢƏX ř?ŕŗ, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2AH 0.74 Miles
Buddon Executive Travel 01509 621621 65 Barrow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8DH 1.03 Miles
Quorn Executive Private Hire 01509 416366 13 Castledine Avenue, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8DN 1.09 Miles
Aa Taxis 07842 631100 47 Bentley Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1SY 1.30 Miles
Adt Taxis 01509 260000 50 Baxter Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1TH 1.41 Miles
Charnwood Travel Services 01509 260000 50 Baxter Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1TH 1.41 Miles
Elite Private Hire 07835 351451 25 Thirlmere Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SX 1.78 Miles
Mgexecutive 07889 189018 5 Patterdale Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3RT 1.85 Miles
Epinal Taxis 01509 235588 9 Trackside Cl, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4QE 2.08 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Woodthorpe Village Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Manor Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Highland Drive Grange Park Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Broadway Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Redwood Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Shelthorpe Po Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Shelthorpe Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Haddon Way Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Tesco Foodstore Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Quorn Station Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Silverton Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Park Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Pepper Drive Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Beeches Road Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Cleveland Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Beaumont Road Surgery	4 Beaumont Road Shelthorpe Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2JB
Park View Surgery 01509 230717	Park View Surgery 24-28 Leicester Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2AG
Charnwood Borough Council - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Council Offices Southfield Road Loughborough LE11 2TX
Charnwood Borough Council - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Council Offices Southfield Road Loughborough LE11 2TX
Welbeck The Defence Sixth Form College	Forest Road Woodhouse Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 8TZ

Local Stores

Quorn
23 Loughborough Road
Quorn
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 8DU
01509 414949
Store Website
1.03 miles

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SPAR - Harvest - Elm Park
164 Leicester Road
Loughborough
LE11 2AQ
01509 211184
Store Website
1.0 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Loughborough Vets4pets Ltd
328-330 Park Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2HN 01509 238 340 loughborough@vets4pets.com Website 0.74 miles
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Medivet Loughborough
20 Forest Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3NP 01509 212117 loughborough@medivet.co.uk Website 1.19 miles
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Meadow Lane Vets
9 Meadow Lane Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1JU 01509 212437 Website 1.72 miles
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Chine House Veterinary Hospital Ltd
Sileby Hall Cossington Road Sileby Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7RS 01509 812445/6 enquiries@chinehousevets.co.uk Website 3.98 miles
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Emergency service out of normal hours for our clients

Medivet Shepshed (Value Vet)
18 Field Street Shepshed Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9AL 01509 503850 shepshed@medivet.co.uk Website 4.21 miles

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Poultry Health Services
40A Main Street Sutton Bonington Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5NE sutbon@poultryhealthservices.com Website 5.12 miles

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Local Dog Walks

The Outwoods
1 Woodhouse Ln Nanpantan Loughborough Lancashire LE11 3YG 1.86 miles If You Leave Loughborough Via Nanpanton And Turn Left At The Priory Pub It Is Fairly Well Signposted.

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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 2.20 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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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 2.93 miles

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Swithland Woods To Rabbits Bridge And Beyond
Unnamed Road Loughborough Lancashire LE12 8JL 3.16 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 4.06 miles

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Bradgate Park
Childhood Home Of Lady Jane Grey. With Beautiful Parkland, River &Amp; Ruined House. All Surrounded By Several Acres Of Deer Park &Amp; Woods. Wonderful Place For A Dog To Walk Off Lead But It Is Used Widely By Horse Riders And There Are Several Herds Of Deer Roaming Free So If Your Dogs A Hunter Then Might Be Best To Keep Him On A Lead. In The Deer Park There Are View Points, Monuments And A Folly. 521 Bradgate Rd Newtown Linford Leicester LE6 0HE 4.31 miles Newtown Linford

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Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
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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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