Benscliffe Hill

Benscliffe Hill is a peak in Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, England and has an elevation of 778 feet. Benscliffe Hill is situated nearby to the locality Ulverscroft Lodge, as well as near Windmill Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stoneywell and Old John.

Stoneywell

Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Old John

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top.

Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodhouse Eaves and Copt Oak.

Woodhouse Eaves

Village

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

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.

Copt Oak

Hamlet

Copt Oak is a hamlet in Leicestershire, England. It is located in the North West Leicestershire district near the large village of Markfield and the rural hamlets of Abbots Oak, Charley, Ulverscroft, and Nanpantan.

Cropston

Village

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England.

Benscliffe Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 778 feet
Category: landform
Location: Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.70913° or 52° 42′ 33″ north

Longitude

-1.24235° or 1° 14′ 33″ west

Elevation

778 feet (237 metres)

Open location code

9C4WPQ55+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12877928426

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12618187

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Localities in the Area

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