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Towns near Swithland
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Cropston
(1 Mile)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village. |
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Woodhouse Eaves
(1 Mile)*
Woodhouse Eaves is at the heart of the Charnwood Forest. Close to Beacon Hill (818 feet high), where once existed an Iron Age settlement. |
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Thurcaston
(2 Miles)*
Thurcaston claims to be the birthplace of the martyred Tudor Bishop, Hugh Latimer. As a youth, he may well have been familiar with All Saints Church, parts of which date back to Norman times. |
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Rothley
(2 Miles)*
Rothley is another stop on the Great Central Railway, a quiet village on the eastern edge of the Charnwood Forest, originally built around Rothley Brook, a tributary of the Soar. |
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Mountsorrel
(2 Miles)*
Mountsorrel is situated on the old A6 route, seven miles north of Leicester and four miles from Loughborough. |
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Quorn
(2 Miles)*
Quorn is known world-wide for its link with Hugo Meynell, a dominant figure in English foxhunting who lived at Quorn Hall from 1753-1800. |
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Anstey
(3 Miles)*
Anstey's role as a southern gateway to the Charnwood Forest is shown by the 15th century Packhorse Bridge, just a mere 5 feet wide, straddling Rothley River. |
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Newtown Linford
(3 Miles)*
Newtown Linford is set against a backdrop of the Charnwood woodlands, making it a very photogenic village with its thatched dwellings and timbered style buildings. |
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Barrow-on-Soar
(3 Miles)*
Barrow is on the east bank of the Soar, with good mooring and shopping facilities, a pleasant stopping point for boaters. Barrow can trace its roots back to at least Roman times. The much restored Holy Trinity Church is of 14th century origin. |
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Sileby
(3 Miles)*
Sileby is situated on the eastern side of the Soar Valley, it is a mix of residential and light industry. |
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Newtown Limford
(3 Miles)*
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Birstall
(4 Miles)*
Birstall has become a major dormitory area for Leicester, but there are several examples of its earlier history in evidence. |
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Glenfield
(4 Miles)*
Glenfield has a prominent place in railway history, with the opening of the Swannington Leicester line, the first railway line south of Manchester. |
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Bardon
(4 Miles)*
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Loughborough
(4 Miles)*
Loughborough, with its unique atmosphere and wealth of historic buildings, is the principal town of the Borough of Charnwood, which is one of the largest Boroughs within Leicestershire. |
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