Kilby Bridge is a landmark

Landmark

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 hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 on the A5199

A5199 road

The A5199 road is the direct road from Leicester to Northampton in England. It was formerly part of the A50 trunk road that ran from Bedfordshire to Lancashire...

 Welford Road south of the city of Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

 in England

England

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There are three bridges that take the Welford Road:

• Over the River Sence
  River Sence
  The River Sence is a river in Leicestershire, England. The tributaries of the Sence including the Saint and Tweed fan out over much of western Leicestershire from Charnwood Forest and Coalville in the north-east to Hinckley and almost to Watling Street in the south and south-west...
  
  
• Over the Grand Union Canal
  Grand Union Canal
  The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
  
  
• Under the Midland Main Line
  Midland Main Line
  The Midland Main Line is a major railway route in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system.The present-day line links London St...
  
   railway.

The commercial activities of the area include a canalside public house

Public house

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 the Navigation Inn, and a car dealership.

Kilby Bridge forms part of the borough of Oadby and Wigston

Oadby and Wigston

Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and borough in the English county of Leicestershire.-Geography:It is composed of the areas of Oadby, Wigston Magna and South Wigston. It is predominantly urban, and runs directly into Leicester, to the north-west...

whose southernmost boundary in that area is the River Sence.

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