Nailstone

Nailstone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of , England, situated to the west of and 3 miles north-east of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 565 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Leicestershire, UK
  • Also known as: “Nailstone, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Giles and Barlestone Church of England Primary School.

Church
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Railway station
Photo: Robpics69, Public domain.
is a preserved railway station and heritage museum in the village of in , . 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. is situated 2½ miles west of Nailstone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barton in the Beans and Odstone.

Village
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is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of , England.

Village
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is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of , England. It stands on a marked promontory of high ground between two river valleys. is situated 1½ miles west of Nailstone.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of , in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in , England, 9 miles west of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Nailstone.

Nailstone

Latitude
52.66083° or 52° 39′ 39″ north
Longitude
-1.38356° or 1° 23′ 1″ west
Population
565
Elevation
472 feet (144 metres)
Open location code
9C4WMJ68+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27437363
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11593343
Wiki­data ID
Q11789236
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Nailstone” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Наилстоне”
  • Cebuano: “Nailstone”
  • Dutch: “Nailstone”
  • French: “Nailstone”
  • Irish: “Nailstone”
  • Ladin: “Nailstone”
  • Polish: “Nailstone”
  • Spanish: “Nailstone”
  • Swedish: “Nailstone”
  • Turkish: “Nailstone”
  • Welsh: “Nailstone”
  • “Nailstone”

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Localities in the Area

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