Markfield
Markfield is a traveler village in both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest and in the Hinckley as well as Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement dates back to a minimum of the moment 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 town primary school, Mercenfeld. It is to the south-east of Junction 22 of the M1, as well as to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is revealed on OS sheet 129 at 222 metres above sea level. Nearby locations are Newtown Linford, Groby, Field Head, as well as Stanton under Bardon. In the 1841 census its population was recorded at 1,203. In the 2011 census the church had a population of 5681. Markfield is within the LE67 postal code area. In 2012 Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council published an introduction of Markfield sanctuary.