It has expanded inside recent years. A southern side of a village is dominated by recently housing estates, however the old village centre however retains a few character. A church dates from either 1840 and stands on the site of Groby Castle. There is no remains come left of the castle, otherwise the cold-shoulder rise around ground to the East of the independent church.

Groby Hall & Castle come linked to the Grey personal, of Bradgate Park - the childhood at home of Lady Jane Grey.

A village was rest on the A50 near Leicester, but this touring has okay, bypassed lot of the village due to deuce road schemes in the Eighties & 90s. A village besides has easily access to the A46 Leicester Western Bypass and the M1 (J22 North & J21a South)

;Shopping the village centre has two or three shops, including a recently Co-Op, Pricebreaker, Chaplins (traditional family butcher), the bakehouse, greengrocers, Cathy Stevens Jewellery, Gordon Davis Chemists, Mark Jarvis, Wilsons Newsagent, Barclays Bank, Alliance & Leicester. There exists likewise a fish & chip shop when well as more takeaways, the pothouse (the Stamford Arms) & various more shops. Lawnwood camping parade has Henshaws DIY, besides as a newsvendor, styler etc.

A old quarry in the village centre is currently an industrial estate - mostly owned by Druck.

;Education There are various schools, including Jane Grey Primary, Elizabeth Woodville Primary, Martinshaw County Primary, Brookvale High and Groby Community College. There exists as well the super successful scout troop based on the edge of Martinshaw Outdoors.

;Quarrying Groby Quarry is placed on the narrow lane which leads across to Newtown Linford, & is however wont to quarry granite. Lawn Wood Quarry, on the A50, is today largely obsolete & is existence filled around sustaining landfill.

;Groby Pool Groby Pool is placed paired Groby Quarry in Newtown Linford Lane. These are privately owned, per owners of Pool Home. Notwithstanding, there is a public parking lot (typically closed due to threat of gypsy) & these are conceivable to hike along a side closest a road, which has been opened. Feeding the ducks at Groby Pool has hanker been a tradition for local population.

;Local Villages & Towns Leicester - local city, 5 miles along a A50 Glenfield - 1 mile along a A50 towards Leicester, shire town of Leicestershire Newtown Linford (and Bradgate Park - small holidaymaker "honeypot" around Charnwood. Deuce Miles Field Head - On A50 towards Markfield, a portion of Groby Parish Markfield - 3 miles along A50 towards Coalville. M1 Junction Twenty-two. Ratby - 1/2 a mile away along Ratby Lane / Sacheverell Way Anstey - Large village along Anstey Lane or even A46 LWB.

Field Head
Groby Parish likewise includes a village of Field Head, which is good prior to Markfield on a A50, and has the big hotel (the Field Head hotel) build from either local stone, that dates back to 1672.