Newtown Linford

Newtown Linford is a linear village in Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,000 at the 2001 census, including Ulverscroft, increasing to 1,103 at the 2011 census, and 1,136 at the 2021 census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bradgate Park and Old John.

Bradgate Park

Park

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Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.

Old John

Scenic viewpoint

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Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top.

Cropston Reservoir

Reservoir

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Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenfield and Woodhouse Eaves.

Glenfield

Village

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Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643. Glenfield is situated 3 miles south of Newtown Linford.

Woodhouse Eaves

Village

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Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough. Woodhouse Eaves is situated 2½ miles north of Newtown Linford.

Cropston

Village

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Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England.

Newtown Linford

Type: Locality
Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6921° or 52° 41′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.2317° or 1° 13′ 54″ west

Elevation

492 feet (150 metres)

Open location code

9C4WMQR9+R8

GeoNames ID

7291468

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