Old John

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.

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Type: Hill with an elevation of 696 feet
Description: highest hill in Bradgate Park, in Newtown Linford, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK
Also known as: “Old John Tower”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial and Bradgate Park.

Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial

Memorial

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Bradgate Park

Park

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Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.

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. Cropston is situated 2 miles east of Old John.

Woodhouse Eaves

Village

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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. Woodhouse Eaves is situated 2 miles north of Old John.

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. Copt Oak is situated 3 miles northwest of Old John.

Old John

Category: landform
Location: Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.69533° or 52° 41′ 43″ north

Longitude

-1.22511° or 1° 13′ 30″ west

Elevation

696 feet (212 metres)

Open location code

9C4WMQWF+4X

GeoNames ID

12620257

Wikidata ID

Q7084304

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