Moira
Moira is a former mining village about 2.5 miles south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about 3 miles south of Swadlincote and is close to the boundary with Derbyshire.
- Type: Village with 2,460 residents
- Description: village in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Moira, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Moira Furnace and Donisthorpe Woodland Park.
Donisthorpe Woodland Park
Park
Donisthorpe Woodland Park is located on Church Street, Donisthorpe, in North West Leicestershire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Short Heath and Donisthorpe.
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Village
Moira
- Category: locality
- Location: Ashby Woulds, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.73621° or 52° 44′ 10″ north
Longitude
-1.53447° or 1° 32′ 4″ west
Population
2,460
Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB MQR
Open location code
9C4WPFP8+F6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Moira” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Moira (Leicestershire)”
- Basque: “Moira”
- Dutch: “Moira, Leicestershire”
- French: “Moira”
- Irish: “Moira”
- Italian: “Moira”
- Japanese: “モイラ”
- Polish: “Moira”
- Spanish: “Moira (Leicestershire)”
- Spanish: “Moira”
- Welsh: “Moira, Swydd Gaerlŷr”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Norris Hill and Boothorpe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Moira Replan and Moira Post Office.
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