Launde Cross Roads

Launde Cross Roads is a locality in Launde, Harborough District, England. Launde Cross Roads is situated nearby to the locality Oxey Cross Roads, as well as near Launde Abbey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sauvey Castle and Launde Abbey.

Sauvey Castle

Archaeological site

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Sauvey Castle is a medieval castle, near Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It was probably built by King John in 1211 as a secluded hunting lodge in Leighfield Forest.

Launde Abbey

Convention center

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Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and 6 miles south west of Oakham in Rutland. The house was built on the site of the Augustinian Launde Priory.

Withcote Chapel

Church

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Withcote Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halstead and Tilton on the Hill.

Halstead

Hamlet

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Halstead is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles west of Launde Cross Roads.

Tilton on the Hill

Village

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Tilton on the Hill is a village and a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Tilton on the Hill is situated 2½ miles west of Launde Cross Roads.