Shackerstone

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shackerstone railway station and Church of St Mary the Virgin.

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.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appleby Magna and Ibstock.

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.

Ibstock

Village

Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ibstock is a former coal mining village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 5,760 at the 2001 census increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census and 7,615 at the 2021 census. Ibstock is situated 3 miles northeast of Shackerstone.

Shackerstone

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

52.6575° or 52° 39′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.448° or 1° 26′ 53″ west

Elevation

318 feet (97 metres)

Open location code

9C4WMH52+2R

GeoNames ID

7299142

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