Snarestone

Snarestone is a small rural village in North West Leicestershire, England. It lies on the edge of the National Forest and is 5 miles from the market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Bartholomew and Church of St Lawrence.

Church of St Bartholomew

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shackerstone railway station

Railway station

Photo: Robpics69, Public domain.

Shackerstone railway station is a preserved railway station and heritage museum in the village of Shackerstone in Leicestershire, England. 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. Shackerstone railway station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Snarestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appleby Magna and Measham.

Appleby Magna

Photo: Paul Reynolds, CC BY 2.0.

Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It includes the small hamlets of Appleby Parva and Little Wigston.

Measham

Village

Photo: Dave, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Measham is a large village in the North West Leicestershire district in Leicestershire, England, near the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire boundaries.

Shackerstone

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shackerstone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal and the River Sence. Shackerstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Snarestone.

Snarestone

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

52.6831° or 52° 40′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.4814° or 1° 28′ 53″ west

Elevation

390 feet (119 metres)

Open location code

9C4WMGM9+6C

GeoNames ID

7295466

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