Markfield
Markfield is a commuter town in both the National Forest as well as Charnwood Forest and also in the Hinckley and also Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement goes back to a minimum of the time of the Norman conquest as well as is stated in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld. A variation 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 also to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on OS sheet 129 at 222 metres above sea level. Close-by areas are Newtown Linford, Groby, Field Head, and 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 postcode area. In 2012 Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council published an overview of Markfield conservation area.