Shepshed

Shepshed is a market town and civil parish in the Charnwood Borough of , England with a population of 14,875 at the 2021 census. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 13,500 residents
  • Description: town in Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Sheepshed” and “Shepshed, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iveshead School and Blackbrook Reservoir.

School
is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated within the town of Shepshed, , England. It was formed in September 2017 through the merger of Hind Leys Community College and Shepshed High School.

Reservoir
Photo: Richard Guise, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 33.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and in . The was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished. is situated 2 miles southwest of Shepshed.

Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a church in . It is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 2 miles west of Shepshed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oaks in Charnwood and Nanpantan.

Hamlet
is a hamlet of scattered houses in the English county of within the . is located in and is part of the Civil Parish of Charley in North West Leicestershire. is situated 2 miles south of Shepshed.

Village
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is a historic village, ward and suburb of , in the Charnwood borough of , England. It is located in the south-west of the town of Loughborough. It is home to . is situated 2 miles southeast of Shepshed.

Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the district of , England. The village is located approximately 2 miles northwest of the town of Shepshed, 5.5 miles west-northwest of , and 6 miles northeast of . is situated 2 miles west of Shepshed.

Shepshed

Latitude
52.77164° or 52° 46′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.29019° or 1° 17′ 25″ west
Population
13,500
Elevation
266 feet (81 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB SPD
Open location code
9C4WQPC5+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27044161
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2638036
Wiki­data ID
Q2449792
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Shepshed” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Shepshed”
  • Basque: “Shepshed”
  • Bengali: “সেপশেড”
  • Cebuano: “Shepshed”
  • Chinese: “謝普謝德”
  • Chinese: “谢普谢德”
  • Dutch: “Shepshed”
  • French: “Shepshed”
  • German: “Shepshed”
  • Gujarati: “શેપશેડ”
  • Irish: “Shepshed”
  • Italian: “Shepshed”
  • Japanese: “シェパード”
  • Kannada: “ಷೆಪ್ಶೆಡ್”
  • Korean: “쉐프쉐드”
  • Ladin: “Shepshed”
  • Lithuanian: “Šepšedas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shepshed”
  • Persian: “شپشد”
  • Polish: “Shepshed”
  • Portuguese: “Shepshed”
  • Romanian: “Shepshed”
  • Russian: “Шепшед”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شپشد”
  • Spanish: “Shepshed”
  • Swedish: “Shepshed”
  • Tamil: “ஷெபிஷெட்”
  • Telugu: “షేప్స్హెడ్”
  • Turkish: “Shepshed”
  • Urdu: “شیپ شیڈ”
  • Volapük: “Shepshed”
  • Welsh: “Shepshed”
  • “Shepshed”

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