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A cottage in Breamore. Hampshire  - (Photo taken in June 2005)

Breamore

in the county of Hampshire

Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough

in the county of Warwickshire

Pictures of Swithland

in the county of Leicestershire

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Kinchley Lane

Rothley (12 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction E of Swithland)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

At Loughborough Station on the Great Central Railway. Loughborough, Leicestershire

Loughborough (74 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction N of Swithland)

The joyous sound of bells made in Loughborough have been rung all over the world since 1858, the date that John Taylor of Oxford moved his foundry to Loughborough. Many famous.....

Guildhall Lane, with the Guildhall and the Cathedral, Leicester.

Leicester (362 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction SE of Swithland)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (1 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SW of Swithland)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

Lion photographed on roof of Staunton harold hall, by richyp. 2002

Staunton Harold (22 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction NW of Swithland)

Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...

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Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction SW)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction SW)

Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....

The Old Man of Beacon, Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction NW)

The second highest point in Leicestershire at 245m (802 feet) and containing a Bronze Age hill fort, Beacon Hill Country Park.....

Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction N)

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A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction E)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction S)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction SE)

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