Merry Lees

Merry Lees is a small settlement and industrial park located in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It forms as part of the Bagworth and Thornton civil parish.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Tropical Birdland.

Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of Desford, Leicestershire, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, hornbills and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to fly out-of-doors during visiting hours.

Church of St Martin

Church

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Church of St Martin is situated 1½ miles south of Merry Lees.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Botcheston and Thornton.

Botcheston

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Botcheston is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about 6.5 miles west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile north of the village.

Thornton

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornton is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir.

Newtown Unthank

Hamlet

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtown Unthank is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about 6 miles west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile northeast of the village. Newtown Unthank is situated 1½ miles southeast of Merry Lees.

Merry Lees

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Leicestershire, England, UK
Category: locality
Location: Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.64978° or 52° 38′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.30705° or 1° 18′ 25″ west

Elevation

367 feet (112 metres)

Open location code

9C4WJMXV+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3158488792

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13275675

Wikidata ID

Q6820458

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