Shackerstone

Shackerstone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of , England. It is situated on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal and the River Sence.
Wikipedia
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 988 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England
  • Also known as: “Shackerstone, Leicestershire” and “Shakerstone”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shackerstone railway station and Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Railway station
Photo: Robpics69, Public domain.
is a preserved railway station and heritage museum in the village of Shackerstone in , . It is the terminus and the headquarters of the heritage Battlefield Line Railway, with the Shackerstone Railwayana Museum, tea room, shop, loco shed and main rolling stock located here.

Church
Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Congerstone and Bilstone.

Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shackerstone, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in , England.

Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shackerstone, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of , England.

Village
Photo: Tony Teperek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shackerstone, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of , England. It stands on a marked promontory of high ground between two river valleys.

Shackerstone

Latitude
52.65748° or 52° 39′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.44958° or 1° 26′ 59″ west
Population
988
Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)
Open location code
9C4WMH42+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27437343
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638161
Wiki­data ID
Q580423
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Shackerstone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Shackerstone” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shackerstone”
  • Dutch: “Shackerstone”
  • French: “Shackerstone”
  • Irish: “Shackerstone”
  • Italian: “Shackerstone”
  • Japanese: “シャッカーストーン”
  • Ladin: “Shackerstone”
  • Polish: “Shackerstone”
  • Russian: “Шейкерстоун”
  • Spanish: “Shackerstone”
  • Swedish: “Shackerstone”
  • Turkish: “Shackerstone”
  • Urdu: “شیکرسٹوک”
  • Welsh: “Shackerstone”
  • “Shackerstone”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Shackerstone”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barton in the Beans and Newton Burgoland.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Peter’s and Doebanks Spinney.

Leicestershire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.