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North Western Railway - Standedge tunnel ventilation shaft.

Marsden

in the county of West Yorkshire

Halter Devil Chapel, Mugginton, Derbyshire

Mugginton

in the county of Derbyshire

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Newtown Linford, Leicestershire

Newtown Linford

(3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction NE)

This picturesque village is situated in the Charnwood Forest area of Leicestershire...

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Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction E)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

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

Earl Shilton

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction S)

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...

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Roman baths ruins and the Jewry Wall

Leicester

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

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

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Rothley Railway Station

Rothley

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NE)

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...

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Quorn in Leicestershire. The river Soar

Quorn

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction NE)

Quorn can be found between Leicester and Loughborough, it is surrounded by magnificent countryside and a wealth of visitor attractions...

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Holy Trinity with All Saints in Loughborough, Leicestershire

Loughborough

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE)

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.....

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Gunpowder Plot Room Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NW)

This town takes its name from the La Souche family, lords of the manor from about 1160. The Norman prefix distinguishes Ashby from other towns of similar name...

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Staunton Harold Reservoir

Staunton Harold

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction NW)

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

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Main St, Queniborough

Queniborough

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction E)

A lovely village, where round every corner there is another visual delight...

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Bardon Hill

Bardon Hill

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction N)

Bardon Hill is a beauty spot in Leicestershire, with stunning views which can reach as far as the Malvern hills and Shropshire.....

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Ulverscroft Priory, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire

Ulverscroft Priory

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction NE)

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Kirby Muxloe Castle

Kirby Muxloe Castle

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SE)

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Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)

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

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Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

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

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Market Bosworth Country Park

Market Bosworth Country Park

(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction SW)

A landscaped 35-hectare park which was formerly part of Bosworth Hall deer parkland. There are fine, mature trees, a lake, a.....

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Mallory Park

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction S)

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Sence Valley Country Park, Ibstock, Leicestershire

Sence Valley Forest Park

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NW)

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Cropston Reservoir, Leicester, Leicestershire

Cropston Reservoir

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE)

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

Beacon Hill Country Park

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction NE)

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

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