Lount
Lount is a hamlet near Ashby de la Zouch in north-west Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 50. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Staunton Harold.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ashby de la Zouch Castle and Calke Abbey.
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle is a ruined fortification in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. The castle was built by William, Lord Hastings, a favourite of Edward IV, after 1473, accompanied by the creation of a 3,000-acre park. Ashby de la Zouch Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lount.
Calke Abbey
Museum
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Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII. Calke Abbey is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lount.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbold and Worthington.
Newbold
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbold otherwise Newbold Coleorton is a large hamlet in the parish of Worthington, Leicestershire, England. It is situated in the North West Leicestershire district, approximately midway between the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and the village of Whitwick, just to the north of the B5324 route.
Worthington
Village
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Worthington is a village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, about 4 miles north of the town of Coalville and a similar distance north-east of the market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Worthington is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lount.
Coleorton
Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coleorton is a village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. It is situated on the A512 road approximately 2 miles east of Ashby de la Zouch. Coleorton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lount.
Lount
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Staunton Harold, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.77028° or 52° 46′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.42851° or 1° 25′ 43″ westElevation
364 feet (111 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB LUNOpen location code
9C4WQHCC+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 266249125OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12277013Wikidata ID
Q6689681
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lount” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lount”
- French: “Lount”
- Irish: “Lount”
- Polish: “Lount”
- Welsh: “Lount”
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