Rawdon Arms

Rawdon Arms is a pub in Ashby Woulds, North West Leicestershire, England which is located on Shortheath Road. Rawdon Arms is situated nearby to the village Moira, as well as near the park Sarah’s Wood.

Type: Pub
Also known as: “The Woodman”
Address: 1 Shortheath Road, Swadlincote, DE12 6AL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moira Furnace and Donisthorpe Woodland Park.

Moira Furnace

Industrial building

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Moira Furnace is a nineteenth-century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire, on the banks of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. Built by the Earl of Moira in 1804, the building has been preserved by North West Leicestershire District Council as a museum featuring lime kilns and craft workshops. Moira Furnace is situated 1,300 feet south of Rawdon Arms.

Donisthorpe Woodland Park

Park

Donisthorpe Woodland Park is located on Church Street, Donisthorpe, in North West Leicestershire. Donisthorpe Woodland Park is situated 3,600 feet south of Rawdon Arms.

Church of St John the Evangelist

Church

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Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 1 mile south of Rawdon Arms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moira and Short Heath.

Moira

Village

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Moira is a former mining village about 2.5 miles south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about 3 miles south of Swadlincote and is close to the boundary with Derbyshire.

Short Heath

Hamlet

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Short Heath is a hamlet near Overseal, in South Derbyshire. It is on the border with Leicestershire and has a sign where it claims to be the centre of England.