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Ratby sits about five miles west of Leicester, positioned just inside the edge of the National Forest. It is a village that grew significantly during the framework knitting era, and you can still see the distinct tall windows of the old knitters' cottages along some of the central streets. Its history stretches much further back, though, marked by the ancient earthworks of Bury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort tucked away in the woodland at the edge of the village. Today, it maintains a clear physical separation from the city’s urban sprawl, bordered by the Burroughs and the reclaimed industrial landscape of Martinshaw Wood, which offers miles of public walking trails through established pine and broadleaf trees. The village centre is practical, clustered around the primary school and a handful of local shops and pubs, while the nearby M1 motorway and its proximity to the A46 make it a convenient base for anyone needing to navigate the wider East Midlands.