Leicester Forest East or LFE is a settlement in Leicestershire, west of Leicester, straddling the M1 motorway. It is part of the Blaby district. Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

LFE is a popular location among commuters and young families. It was developed primarily between 1920 and 1985 - seeing major developments constructed along the Hinckley Road (A47) and to the south-east of the M1 throughout the 1930s. Large scale housing developments took place in the 1960s, to the north-east and west of the M1 motorway. More recently a large housing project was constructed in the late 1980s at the western edge of the settlement. The A47 is a trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth (although most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton has been reclassified as the B4114). ...

Amenities

There are local shopping facilities at the eastern end of the community, including a newsagent, a post office, a bank, and a small supermarket with a cash-dispenser; there are also some small local shops and a petrol garage on the western end. A medical centre housing a general practitioners, a pharmacy and a dentist's practice is situated on the western side (Warren Lane).Also on the Eastern side of the community is a public library with free internet access (on Holmfield Avenue West)

There are two pubs with hotels - both on the A47, one adjacent to the M1 motorway overbridge called The Forest Park Inn. The other is a much older establishment called The Red Cow. Both serve food and offer accommodation. A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ... The A47 is a trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth (although most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton has been reclassified as the B4114). ...

There is one main place of Christian worship - St. Andrews, an ecumenical church with Anglican and Methodist congregations. There is also The Forest Chapel near-by, where a playgroup and Day Care centre run from. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The word ecumenical comes from a Greek word that means pertaining to the whole world. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Transport

Transport links in Leicester Forest East are excellent.

• There are bus services to Leicester, Hinckley, Nuneaton and other local destinations. Bus services are operated by Stagecoach and Arriva. There is also a park and ride service from Meynells Gorse on the eastern edge of LFE to the city centre. The 13 & 13A bus route by Centrebus runs in the mornings into the western end of LFE and to Kirby Muxloe.
• LFE does not have a railway station, although a railway does run through the area, carrying freight. Phase two of the Ivanhoe Line would have and may still give LFE a railway station with trains running to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Coalville, Burton upon Trent and Leicester railway station.
• Road links are similarly excellent, with the A47 bisecting the community - running to Hinckley, Birmingham and Leicester. There is good access to the A46 road where it bypasses Leicester, and from there to the M1 and M69.

Facilities for cyclists are poor. The main routes to and from the city, and to major shopping areas are indirect and on busy roads. There are no secure cycle parking facilities at the local shops, the community centre or the churches. There is a reasonably well maintained network of local footpaths giving pleasant walks towards Enderby and Kirby Muxloe. A Go North East bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England. ... Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. ... a park-and-ride bus in Oxford Park and ride terminals are public transport stations that allow commuters to drive short distances in their personal automobiles to catch a ride on a bus or railroad system (usually classified as light rail or the heavier commuter rail). ... The Ivanhoe Line is the name given to local passenger services operated on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. ... Market Street Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ashby-de-la-Zouch (formerly also Ashby-de-la-Zouche) is a small market town in the North West Leicestershire district of the county of Leicestershire, England. ... Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population of about 30,000. ... Map sources for Burton-upon-Trent at grid reference SK2422 Burton upon Trent also known as Burton-on-Trent, or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England, which originally grew up around the monastery of St. ... Leicester station is a railway station in the city of Leicester, England. ... The A47 is a trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth (although most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton has been reclassified as the B4114). ... Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... The A46 is a trunk road in England. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ...

Schools

There are two primary schools in LFE, Holmfield Primary School and Stafford Leys Primary School. Secondary education will typically continue at either Winstanley High School in Braunstone, or South Charnwood High School in Markfield. Stafford Leys Community Primary School is a primary school in Leicester Forest East, which accepts pupils from Reception up to Year 5. ...

Motorway Service Area

Most people know LFE for Leicester Forest East motorway service station on the M1 motorway, however there is no legal access for public vehicles to the motorway from within LFE (although many members of the public have been known to use the slip-road which is reserved for service station employees and emergency vehicles as a means of getting on and off the M1). There are currently plans to widen the M1 motorway, which if given the go ahead will transform the stretch of the M1 that runs through LFE into an incredible five lanes. This will result in the temporary closure of Leicester Forest East services and the removal and subsequent re-building of the A47 bridge that crosses the M1. It is unlikely however that it will happen before 2010. Leicester Forest East motorway service station is a motorway service station situated between junctions 21 and 21a of the M1 motorway, near Leicester, England. ...

Places of Interest

Shops:

• Co-op (supermarket)
• Sainsbury's at Jacksons
• Fourbuoys Newsagents
• The Post Office
• Alliance & Leicester bank
• Butcher shop
• DIY shop
• Hairdressers
• Car dealership
• Bargain Booze off-license

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• Premier Travel Inn at the Forest Park Inn pub
• Innkeeper's Lodge at the Red Cow pub
• GP surgery (Forest House Medical Centre)
• Pharmacy (Forest House Medical Centre)
• Dentistry practice (near Forest House Medical Centre)
• Opticians
• Veterinary practice
• Public library

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• Leicester Forest East RFC - http://www.leicesterforestrfc.com/

Schools:

• Holmfield Primary School - http://www.holmfield.leics.sch.uk/
• Stafford Leys Primary School - http://www.staffordleys.leics.sch.uk/