Hotels Leicester
Geography of Leicester
    
The growth of Leicester very much depended on its geography and its transportation
options, which were rather limited. The main riverway is the River Soar, which
was too narrow and shallow initially to be used for shipping. The construction
of the Soar Navigation in the 1970s to Loughborough solved this problem and
was gradually extended southwards to join up with Grand Union Canal. The canal
is still open today and the Leicester section of the Grand Union runs from North
Junction near Watford Gap to Leicester. At Leicester, the canal runs into the
River Soar. The 40-mile River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent, running
mainly through Leicestershire, rising at Smockington Hollow on the Warwickshire
Border.
Another geographical feat was the building of the Fosse Way by the Romans,
establishing four stations between Leicester and Lincoln to help trade and their
military efforts in the region. The Fosse Way ran almost straight to Lincoln
from the East Gate, outside the city walls, and south-westwards towards High
Cross from the West Gate. The New Walk shows the line from the South Gate. The
road to the north was somewhat less distinct, running close to and across the
marshes through which flowed the sluggish River Soar. Today the A429 shadows
the old Roman Fosse Way.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Leicester Stage Hotel | | Comfort Inn Hinckley North | | Express by Holiday Inn Leicester Walkers Stadium | | Holiday Inn Leicester - West | | Ramada Jarvis Leicester | | Time Out Hotel | | Holiday Inn | | Travelodge Leicester - Markfield | | Days Inn Leicester | | Hilton Leicester | |
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