Markfield
Markfield is a commuter town in both the National Forest and also Charnwood Forest and in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The negotiation goes back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and also is mentioned 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 also to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on OS sheet 129 at 222 metres above water level. Close-by places are Newtown Linford, Groby, Field Head, and also 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 postal code district. In 2012 Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council released a summary of Markfield conservation area.