Burrough Hill

Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in , 7 miles south of in the English county of . Situated on a promontory about 210 metres above sea level, the site commands views over the surrounding countryside for miles around.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 689 feet
  • Description: Iron Age hill fort in Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Burrough Iron Age hill fort”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin and Church of All Saints.

Church
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Church
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Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burrough on the Hill and Burrough Court.

Village
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is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Melton district, in the county of , England.

Locality
is a former stately home and now a family-run diversified rural estate located in near , Leicestershire, England in the .

Village
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small, hill-crest village 5 miles south-east of in the Melton district, in which used to have an ecclesiastical parish of its own and is since the early 20th century has been in the civil parish and Church of England parish of which is 0.5 miles to the SSW, connected by an almost straight lane.

Burrough Hill

Latitude
52.69908° or 52° 41′ 57″ north
Longitude
-0.87448° or 0° 52′ 28″ west
Elevation
689 feet (210 metres)
Open location code
9C4XM4XG+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1216728929
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12620259
Wiki­data ID
Q5000477
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort and Burrough Hill.

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