Charnwood Forest

Charnwood Forest is a hilly tract in northwestern , , bounded by , and . The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with moorland areas.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Bardon Park Chapel.

Church
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Tim Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 300-year-old Christian meeting house at , England. It stands back from the A511 road, between and , about 1.3 miles west of M1 junction 22.

Monastery
Photo: Gtatler, Public domain.
is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the Trappist Order, near , , , founded in 1835 in the parish of and now in that of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Charnwood Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copt Oak and Bardon Hill.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , England. It is located in the district near the large village of and the rural hamlets of Abbots Oak, , , and .

Locality
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the highest hill in , at 278 metres. The hill is also a 13.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and has been noted in literature. The second highest hill in Leicestershire is the nearby .

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

Charnwood Forest

Latitude
52.71667° or 52° 43′ north
Longitude
-1.3° or 1° 18′ west
Elevation
722 feet (220 metres)
Open location code
9C4WPM8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
2653314
Wiki­data ID
Q5086584
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Charnwood Forest” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Charnwood Forest”
  • Chinese: “查恩伍德森林”
  • French: “forêt de Charnwood”
  • French: “Forêt de Charnwood”
  • Hebrew: “יער צ’רנווד”
  • Irish: “Charnwood Forest”
  • Japanese: “チャーンウッドの森”
  • Japanese: “チャーンウッドフォレスト”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Charnwood Forest”
  • Swedish: “Charnwood Forest”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Birch Hill and Bardon Hill.

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