Whetstone Gorse

Whetstone Gorse is in Willoughby Waterleys, Harborough District, England. Whetstone Gorse is situated near the village Littlethorpe, as well as near the hamlet Sutton in the Elms.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Mary and Church of St Michael and All Angels.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile southeast of Whetstone Gorse.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 1½ miles northwest of Whetstone Gorse.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Andrew is situated 1½ miles northeast of Whetstone Gorse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Littlethorpe and Sutton in the Elms.

Littlethorpe

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Littlethorpe is a hamlet approximately six miles south of Leicester, separated from the village of Narborough by the Leicester to Birmingham railway line, and the River Soar of which it is the true discharge. Littlethorpe is situated 2½ miles northwest of Whetstone Gorse.

Sutton in the Elms

Hamlet

Sutton in the Elms is a settlement in the northwest of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to Sutton Elms. Sutton is one of the three settlements mentioned in Domesday that now comprise Broughton Astley: namely Broctone, Sutone and Torp. Sutton in the Elms is situated 3 miles west of Whetstone Gorse.

Narborough

Village

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Narborough is a large village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, around six miles southwest of Leicester. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 8,498. Narborough is situated 3 miles northwest of Whetstone Gorse.

Whetstone Gorse

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: Willoughby Waterleys, Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.53726° or 52° 32′ 14″ north

Longitude

-1.16556° or 1° 9′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C4WGRPM+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 248893786

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Springbridge Carriage Driving Centre and Willoughby Waterleys Village Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Whetstone Pastures Farm and Obelisk.

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