Markfield
Markfield is a commuter village in both the National Forest and also Charnwood Forest and also in the Hinckley as well as Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement goes back to a minimum of the moment of the Norman conquest as well as is stated in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld. A version of this is still made use of as the name for the village primary school, Mercenfeld. It is to the south-east of Junction 22 of the M1, and to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on OS sheet 129 at 222 metres over sea level. Close-by places 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 parish had a population of 5681. Markfield is within the LE67 postcode area. In 2012 Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council released a review of Markfield sanctuary.