Great Glen, Leicestershire

"Glen Magna" redirects here. For the farm in the United States, see Glen Magna Farms.

Great Glen
  • Great Glenn or Glenn Magna
Great Glen village green and Old Greyhound coaching inn
Great Glen
Location within Leicestershire
Population4,058 (2021 UK census)
OS grid referenceSP655975
Civil parish
  • Great Glen
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE8
Dialling code0116
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Great Glen (historically known as Great Glenn or Glenn Magna) is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is 2 miles south of Oadby and about seven miles south-east of Leicester. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,662. Its name comes from the original Iron Age settlers who used the Celtic word glennos, meaning "valley", and comes from the fact that Great Glen lies in part of the valley of the River Sence. The "Great" part is to distinguish the village from Glen Parva.

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