Ulverscroft

Ulverscroft is a civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire. It has a population of about 100. The population in 2011 is included in the civil parish of Newtown Linford.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Beacon Hill and Stoneywell.

Beacon Hill

Peak

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Beacon Hill, near Loughborough, in Leicestershire, England, is a popular country park. It is one of several beacon hills in the United Kingdom. It is part of Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Stoneywell

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Stoneywell is a National Trust property in Ulverscroft, a dispersed settlement near Coalville in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. Stoneywell is the largest of a small group of cottages designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Ernest Gimson.

Church of St Peter

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanpantan and Woodhouse Eaves.

Nanpantan

Village

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Nanpantan is a historic village, ward and suburb of Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located in the south-west of the town of Loughborough. It is home to Nanpantan Reservoir. Nanpantan is situated 3 miles north of Ulverscroft.

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 2 miles northeast of Ulverscroft.

Bardon Hill

Locality

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bardon Hill is the highest hill in Leicestershire, 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 Beacon Hill. Bardon Hill is situated 2½ miles west of Ulverscroft.

Ulverscroft

Type: Locality with 104 residents
Description: civil parish in Leicestershire, England, UK
Category: civil parish
Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7103° or 52° 42′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.2635° or 1° 15′ 49″ west

Population

104

Elevation

538 feet (164 metres)

Open location code

9C4WPP6P+4H

GeoNames ID

7295982

Wikidata ID

Q7880847

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ulverscroft” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ulverscroft”
French: “Ulverscroft”
Irish: “Ulverscroft”
Polish: “Ulverscroft Priory”
Polish: “Ulverscroft”
Swedish: “Ulverscroft”
Turkish: “Ulverscroft”
Welsh: “Ulverscroft”
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