Woodhouse

Woodhouse, often known to locals as Old Woodhouse, is a small village and civil parish in the heart of Charnwood, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,319, including around 300 term-time boarders at the Defence College.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Beacon Hill and Outwoods.

Peak
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, near , in , England, is a popular country park. It is one of several beacon hills in the United Kingdom. It is part of , Hangingstone and Outwoods Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Forest
The is a 40 hectares ancient wood and visitor attraction overlooking and the Soar Valley in , England. It has rare rock outcrops, many species of woodland plants and substantial wildlife, and it is part of Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Park
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is an 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of in . Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loughborough and Shelthorpe.

Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town in the Charnwood borough of , England. It is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council and, in the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884.

Suburb
is a ward and suburb of , in the Charnwood district, in the county of , England. is situated 2½ miles north of Woodhouse.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, near the university town of . Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, , in neighbouring Derbyshire. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Woodhouse.

Woodhouse

Latitude
52.7263° or 52° 43′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.2207° or 1° 13′ 15″ west
Elevation
387 feet (118 metres)
Open location code
9C4WPQGH+GP
Geo­Names ID
7295984
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