Croft is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, off the Fosse Way, straddling the River Soar. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,639. The village is about 8 miles southwest of Leicester, in the Blaby District of Leicestershire. The civil parish covers an area of 893 acres and nearby places include Stoney Stanton, Brough…Croft is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, off the Fosse Way, straddling the River Soar. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,639. The village is about 8 miles southwest of Leicester, in the Blaby District of Leicestershire. The civil parish covers an area of 893 acres and nearby places include Stoney Stanton, Broughton Astley, Huncote and Narborough.